zest

Example Sentences

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A grate of orange zest — carrot and citrus are conspirators this time of year.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

"He no longer had any zest for life," Josee Poissant told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

She says it not only gave "her zest for life" back – it saved her marriage.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

A microplane is core to the way I cook because I use a lot of lemon zest and grated garlic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

It means “the joy of living,” and refers to the kind of cheerful, nonstop zest for life that stops just short of optoomuchism and makes a person a sheer pleasure to be around.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood