soupcon

Example Sentences

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The account has gotten widespread attention, in part for mixing its attacks with a soupçon of self-deprecation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

You think Manhattan is a soupçon more representative of middle America than San Francisco?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025

Like many of the tuxes on view Sunday night, his was paired with a black shirt that gave the outfit a Gothic edge, with a soupçon of Rodeo Drive.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

What if an autistic person tries to encourage understanding by dispassionately stating facts, and a neurotypical with tremendous certainty spews a series of incorrect takes — with perhaps a soupçon of condescension?

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2022

“I’m mostly pecans. With just a soupçon of maple sugar.”

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon