oomph

Example Sentences

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Craig is on the bench and offers plenty of oomph.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

But acoustically they share Toyota’s genius for immediacy, transparency and sonic oomph that goes straight to the gut.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

It can be stirred gently or with a bit more oomph.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

But part of me wondered if Shapiro, in even a subconscious way, was putting an extra bit of oomph into his show as a way of saying “This is what you could have had.”

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2024

“With gratitude and a little oomph in your voice. It can't hear you.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton