aftertaste

Example Sentences

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“Here Lies Love” seemed to want its audience to leave with an aftertaste of cognitive dissonance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

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

MPs did their best to show the problem was now solved, but this crisis has left behind an unpleasant aftertaste.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

Depending on how closely you follow “SNL” and its notoriously hard working conditions, “Written By” has a similarly bitter aftertaste to it too.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025

The molasses tasted sweet, but with a bitter, black-licorice aftertaste.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis