acidic
Example Sentences
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Earlier restorers cut it into six sections, adhered it to acidic backing and sealed it with animal glue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
These enzymes become active as the dough grows more acidic during fermentation.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
“It’s not acidic or negative. I genuinely love doing this,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
The other is “Fleabag”: Like Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s acidic reprobate, Ms. Weisz’s character is unconstrained by a fourth wall, sharing with us, reflecting, observing, making wisecracks but not being particularly funny.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The girls were always whispering and putting on the lipstick, pinching their cheeks and ringing my ears with their acidic giggling.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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