yuck
Example Sentences
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A heavy mist hung over the Rose Bowl late Saturday night, adding to the yuck factor of what just transpired for the home team.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2024
Many articles about the possibility of introducing insects to Western or American diners have emphasized the challenges posed by neophobia and "the yuck factor."
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024
A component of Paxlovid activates one of the tongue’s bitter taste receptors even at low levels, which may draw out the yuck factor, the team reports this month in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 22, 2023
"Even if you take away the yuck factor, this is a new infection never documented before in a human being."
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023
Mrs. Krupnik asked, with a look on her face that meant "yuck."
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
