zest
Example Sentences
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Then comes lift, like lemon zest, a splash of vinegar, something to pull everything upward.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
As Helen Zoe Veit tells it in “Picky,” a “childish” appetite used to be one characterized by zest and indiscrimination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
She says it not only gave "her zest for life" back – it saved her marriage.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Here, she writes, “it is possible to live with great zest, to have red blood and delicate joys.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Colonel Cathcart brightened instantly at the thought and began rubbing his hands with avaricious zest.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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