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

The devil cuts loose, zing boom! — that capture Hedda’s feverish mood shifts.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

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

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

I wished for a bit more pep and bite in her phrasing to match the staging’s zing.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

I couldn’t zing him like I wanted to—and trust me, I really wanted to—only because, well, we were both messed up, hurting, and it would’ve just been a wack thing to do.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds