zing

Example Sentences

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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

It was, to say the least, stunning: the dish was shaped in a geometric pattern, with pristinely poached chicken, masterfully handled vegetables and a milky, creamy sauce with that familiar zing of ginger.

From Salon • May 30, 2025

But it’s the gleam in his eyes, the gusto in his delivery, that makes every line zing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

Not too thick, so it still got plenty of distance when squeezed out of the bottle, but tainted enough that if it hit, it stuck, leaving a coconut-smelling sheen topped with a minty-fresh zing.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge