sizzle

Example Sentences

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‘This is the sizzle in the restaurant world.’

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

Agents have complained that Patel uses FBI resources to make sizzle videos of himself engaging in macho-looking behavior at the bureau’s academy in Quantico.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Cheap Trick’s most recent albums rock, and the band’s live shows continue to sizzle, recalling 1978’s iconic “At Budokan.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Still, in the wake of adaptations such as 2012’s “Anna Karenina,” with Keira Knightley, and 2013’s “The Great Gatsby,” with Leonardo DiCaprio, that were all sizzle and flash, “Wuthering Heights” is a worthy throwback.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Daddy pours water on a skillet at the sink, and the skillet responds with a loud sizzle and a white cloud.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas