aftertaste

Example Sentences

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“Here Lies Love” seemed to want its audience to leave with an aftertaste of cognitive dissonance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

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

This vignette, despite the mishap, ends more happily than the others, but the evening still leaves a sour aftertaste.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

MPs did their best to show the problem was now solved, but this crisis has left behind an unpleasant aftertaste.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

Jam felt the vibrations of the growl rattle and rumble through her, leaving a trembling aftertaste.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi