peppery

Example Sentences

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However, the panel also detected stronger bitter and peppery flavors.

From Science Daily • Jun. 15, 2026

Often smeared on hot buttered toast, it tastes like a fishy, peppery paté, befitting the mock Latin name Osborn gave to it, Patum Peperium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Asked if he likes the peppery salad leaves, the champion, nicknamed the "Popeye of Watercress eating", said: "I don't mind a bit of it mixed in with something."

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The characters she has assembled have a peppery intrigue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The tea was always too hot, always burned my tongue, and if lunch was something peppery, my raw tongue suffered.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie