zing

Example Sentences

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‘There is nothing fresh or original here, no wit or zing, no pressure on language or form or voice or thought.’

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 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

Then they would zing upward and fly ponderously on clacking wings for a few feet and disappear in the grass again.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly