pungent

Example Sentences

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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

The book is potent, pungent and powerful on every page, full of excitement and zany counterculture cool and spiced with Mr. Freston’s razor-sharp observations and quick wit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

I chugged cups of instant black coffee like water, not paying much heed to the bitter, pungent aftertaste that lingered on my tongue and scorched my throat.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

At the start, the odour was described as "strong, pungent, rotten-cheese-like".

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

She sighed deeply as a rather pungent smell drifted up from the kitchen.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling