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tart

[tahrt] / tɑrt /




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The liqueur has a touch of sweetness that counters the tart grapefruit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

These acids give kombucha its familiar tart flavor.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

They slurped the cafe’s signature lavashak smoothie — a tart mixture including peaches, various berries and pomegranate molasses — and munched on slow-cooked lamb over nachos with melty Armenian string cheese.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

For the moms who love a tart yet refreshing dessert, treat them to homemade lime ice cream.

From Salon May 10, 2026

She walks over and stands so close to me that with each breath I take, I inhale a mix of her flowery perfume and the tart she just consumed.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Within moments of the series’ opening, she’s sliding a pie in the oven and futzing over tiny tarts and meringue kisses to photograph for her Hungry with Hollis followers.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

Six new Pasadena bakeries to visit for cinnamon rolls, cookies, croissants, Labubu tarts, bagels, gluten-free desserts and vegan pastries.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

The idea initially came from a colleague, who praised the homemade tarts he would bring into work.

From BBC Dec. 16, 2025

Crunchy and smooth shrimp croquettes, bright and flaky Basque ham and asparagus tarts, briny confit tuna and conserved-tomato toast, crisp then juicy, and pistachio white chocolate mousse.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2025

Claudine shoves two tarts in her mouth and licks her fingers loudly to make Gabrielle and the princess both cringe, as well as all the other people in the room.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

English and organic red wines, which he says can taste tarter, are among his favourites to drink chilled.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Similar to the Italian lemons—the tarter Sorrento and the sweeter Sfumato—used to make limoncello, my two lemon varieties impart different levels of sweetness and tartness.

From Salon Nov. 12, 2022

Turning watermelon juice into a rich syrup made darker and tarter with dried hibiscus flowers, then mixing it with a smoky mezcal makes for a deep, rich sour.

From Washington Post Aug. 20, 2021

And there’s a rabbit hole of detail to descend into: freckles, skin moles and scars, teeth tarter, nose hair and shaving nicks on the necks and faces of figures.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2020

Put two cupfuls of sifted pastry flour in the sieve, and add one teaspoonful of cream of tarter and half a teaspoonful of soda.

From Miss Parloa's New Cook Book by Maria Parloa

The Granny Smiths were the tartest, but also the softest and most liable to break down.

From New York Times Nov. 12, 2021

The most important contributor is black screenwriter Bill Gunn, adapting a 1966 novel by Kristin Hunter, also black, but adding most of the tartest lines and characterisations himself.

From The Guardian Oct. 4, 2012

“Man of the Hour,” one of the tartest songs from the new album, came next, and Ms. Jones’s ample indignation trumped the clunky lyrics.

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2010

Pressed to name some, the President adopted his tartest professorial tones.

From Time Magazine Archive

If praises of the Mainwarings is to begin," answered Mrs. Mortlock in her tartest voice, "what I say is, let me retire.

From The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls by L. T. Meade




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