tangy
Example Sentences
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The thin sauce uses garlic, salt and other spices for a tangy, peppery punch.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Ms. Gionfriddo writes tartly funny dialogue that stings and surprises, with tangy quips and savage retorts whizzing through the air, giving a buoyancy even to scenes that occasionally stretch past their necessary length.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
It creates contrast against the tangy cake below.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
Most of the bottles are Villa Maria, which costs £10.75 in the nearest supermarket and is said to pair well with seafood and tangy goat's cheese.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
My father is smiling, and the air is filled with the tangy smell of silver, and Judith and Mina have been folded into the Amsterdam underground.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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