spiky
Example Sentences
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The sauce should feel awake — not spiky, not sour — just balanced enough that the richness doesn’t linger too long.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
A modest yet amusingly spiky round trip from Manhattan to Martha’s Vineyard, it has the trappings of a rom-com but a trickier soulfulness about its unlikely connection.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Ellis Genge lacked his usual spiky physicality in the loose.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
Six-year-old trees at the nursery looked like spiky pineapple tops.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
His heart went from squeezing to thumping too hard when he recognized Josie’s familiar spiky handwriting on the paper.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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