yuck

Example Sentences

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A heavy mist hung over the Rose Bowl late Saturday night, adding to the yuck factor of what just transpired for the home team.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2024

Many articles about the possibility of introducing insects to Western or American diners have emphasized the challenges posed by neophobia and "the yuck factor."

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024

A component of Paxlovid activates one of the tongue’s bitter taste receptors even at low levels, which may draw out the yuck factor, the team reports this month in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 22, 2023

If your soul craves the knitwear of “All Creatures Great and Small,” if you like the old-timey medical yuck factor of “The Knick,” or especially if you want something freaky-deaky, watch this.

From New York Times • May 12, 2022

Warm almonds sounds kind of yuck, but in reality they taste pretty good.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead