zing

Example Sentences

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‘There is nothing fresh or original here, no wit or zing, no pressure on language or form or voice or thought.’

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

You can eat it on its own or as a topping to many of the other dishes if you want to add a little zing.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

The real zing comes from her addition of toasted and crushed Sichuan peppercorns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

After recovering from a serious hip injury, Breach has rediscovered her pinball zing.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

Then they would zing upward and fly ponderously on clacking wings for a few feet and disappear in the grass again.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly