piquancy

Example Sentences

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Finally, a dose of horseradish gives the sauce a welcome piquancy.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023

If you’re not from Alabama, mayonnaise may sound like a strange ingredient for a barbecue sauce, but its creamy piquancy goes great with smoked chicken, pulled pork and roast beef.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2023

Diced bits of radish, cabbage and white onion add bright crunch and piquancy to this comforting soup that never fails to warm me clean through to the soul.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2023

The supporting cast compensates with piquancy in the side dishes, but the main course is a flavorless misfire.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021

A scholar named Thomas Cole, however, published an ingenious speculative essay in 1991.2 Corax’s name—giving extra piquancy to the judge’s joke—means “crow” in Greek, and Cole starts out arguing from common sense.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith