aftertaste
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The gala’s appearance in “The Devil Wears Prada 2” already had a slightly bitter aftertaste.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
That can leave the occasionally repetitive “Zodiac Killer Project” with a shallow aftertaste to go with its smarts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
And like many a postmeal digestif, Fiji is a popular dessert choice for its smooth, slightly sweet aftertaste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Hunan's fare has "a tangy aftertaste achieved through fermented chilli peppers", she says, unlike "Sichuan's numbing-spicy or Guizhou's sour-spicy".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
It was tart, with a sweet, honey-like aftertaste.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
"People notice metallic and bitter aftertastes and it can be hard to mask it," says Sharma.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2021
Dirty tubes can lend the ice cream unpleasant off-notes and aftertastes.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2018
Aside from unpleasant aftertastes, sugar alcohols can have adverse gastro-effects, causing intestinal pain and diarrhea.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2015
Typically, they are bland, with thin sour-sweet aftertastes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then he had aftertastes of understandings tolerably independent of words.
From The Tragic Muse by James, Henry
