vinegary
Example Sentences
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Not that the stars don’t show flashes of the vinegary Butch-and-Sundance spark that gave us all pleasure highs in the post-indie-era aughts.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024
His foil is the vinegary, steely-spined principal, Sister Aloysius, who forbids the kids to sing “Frosty the Snowman” and is suspicious of ballpoint pens.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024
Mambo sauce, also spelled as “mumbo,” is a regional specialty of the nation’s capital — a tomato-based sauce with a sweet, spicy and vinegary flavor.
From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023
But Ford's Jacob is also active, passionate and vigorous as well as vinegary.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2023
Susan Calvin injected a blunt, vinegary note, “What makes a single robot so important to the project, and why hasn’t it been located?”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
