zing

Example Sentences

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The real zing comes from her addition of toasted and crushed Sichuan peppercorns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The devil cuts loose, zing boom! — that capture Hedda’s feverish mood shifts.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

After recovering from a serious hip injury, Breach has rediscovered her pinball zing.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

It was, to say the least, stunning: the dish was shaped in a geometric pattern, with pristinely poached chicken, masterfully handled vegetables and a milky, creamy sauce with that familiar zing of ginger.

From Salon • May 30, 2025

She didn’t speak directly to Jesse, but she gave him a look with those blue eyes of hers that made him zing like one of the strings she was strumming.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson