scrumptious
Example Sentences
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There’s much that’s scrumptious in this short tale, including the classic words of Gould’s partner “Diamond Jim” Fisk, who said of gold, “sell it short and invite me to your funeral.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Mikel Kruger-Johnsen scooped in a scrumptious second, but the two goals the 19-year-old sandwiched were not so unstoppable.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025
A well-tuned ensemble found the comic joy and slathered it around like scrumptious barbecue sauce as questions about fate, family duty and moral choice were hotly debated.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024
Knowing that my baby’s first cry would reverberate through the world before noon was strange and scrumptious.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2023
“It’s just wonderful, my dear. But how will he eat all that scrumptious food with his helmet on?”
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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