zest

Example Sentences

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Lemon zest, stirred in at the end, brings everything into focus—the richness of the coconut, the savoriness of the miso, the warmth of the spices.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 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

But Alcmaeon’s zest for the impure was not shared by most of his Pythagorean colleagues in later times. an imperfect reflection.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan