yuck

Example Sentences

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Not surprisingly, though, it is resisted because of the yuck factor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

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

Rather than positioning foods like tongue and pigs' ears as familiar and comforting, a willingness to embrace the yuck factor became a sign of adventurousness, even masculinity.

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

So, she thought, this is the yuck part.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech