oomph
Example Sentences
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But acoustically they share Toyota’s genius for immediacy, transparency and sonic oomph that goes straight to the gut.
From Los Angeles Times
And so Tchaikovsky’s Fifth and Sixth Symphonies emerged more fully characterized than did the Fourth, though all were delivered with considerable oomph.
It can be stirred gently or with a bit more oomph.
More than seven minutes into No. 12 UCLA’s exhibition game against the Aztecs on Friday night, those fans were still clapping … with so little oomph that the gesture was barely audible.
From Los Angeles Times
Some of her own MPs have grumbled privately that she has lacked oomph and cut-through in her opening months in the job.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
