punchy
Example Sentences
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A Pulitzer Prize winner for “Between Riverside and Crazy,” he writes punchy dialogue and specializes in characters scraping by on the margins of New York life.
As I started looking for dairy-free inspiration, I realized that many of the dishes I already loved were built that way: cozy chicken congee topped with egg and scallions; lemony hummus piled with crispy beef and lamb; bright rice noodle salads dressed in punchy nước chấm.
From Salon
In her tidy Alhambra home studio, she meticulously assembles out-of-this-world tableaux in saturated, punchy hues.
From Los Angeles Times
Viewers emerging from theatres call it "paisa vasool" - a punchy Hindi phrase for "you got your money's worth".
From BBC
"Planet Earth is being pushed beyond its limits. Every key climate indicator is flashing red," he warned, in a typically punchy video address.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
