taste buds
Example Sentences
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I’d say it depends on the dish — and leave the rest to your personal taste buds.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2026
Kim White, Levon’s mother, said she didn’t try sushi until she was an adult, and is amazed by her kids’ taste buds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
“We try to have our tastings at 11 in the morning because there’s a science where you need to be needing lunch—your taste buds need to be ready to eat,” Hernandez said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
As it breaks down, it feels as if it’s burrowing into your taste buds, the weighty flavor of the bar pulsating long after it is gone.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025
“My taste buds are neutral territory, I swear.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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