pungent

Example Sentences

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Sit with that pungent taste marinating on your tongue and savor every flavor profile, both the pleasant and unpleasant.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

Aside from being a general nuisance with their ferocious snores, pungent odors and growls, bears can do serious damage to a home.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Once the horns state a theme in pungent harmony, a series of solos ensues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

As pungent as our political discourse may often be, calling for a sacking still has an extra severity to it.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

The air was thick with pungent smells and with steam rising up from the herd.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown