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How to use tangy in a sentence

21 example sentences · adjective

Tangy means having a sharp, pungent flavor. Example: “After a night of worrying, nothing soothes the stomach like a tangy bottle of ginger booch.”

Examples of tangy by meaning

adjectiveHaving a sharp, pungent flavor.

  • Breadcrumbs play second fiddle to a medley of almonds, Brazils, chestnuts, pine nuts and pistachios which, although tangy with lemon juice and garlic, is outrageously dense.2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian

More sentences with tangy

  • After a night of worrying, nothing soothes the stomach like a tangy bottle of ginger booch.From the entry booch
  • Dutch Licorice Salmiak Rocks are classic Dutch sweets with a distinctive salty and tangy flavour.2024, “Dutch Licorice Salmiak Rocks”, in Lolly Shop. From the entry salmiak
  • Goat cheese, also known as chèvre, has a distinctive tart and tangy flavor.2021, Barbara Scott-Goodman, Wine Time: 70+ Recipes for Simple Bites That Pair Perfectly with Wine, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle…. From the entry chèvre
  • Cheeses made from goat’s milk tend to have a more barnyard and tangy taste than cow’s milk.2016 July 20, “How To Add a Cheese Board to Your Summer Menu”, in Modern Restaurant Management. From the entry barnyard
  • My Aunt Elizabeth makes this deliciously dark and chewy chocolate honeycake with layers of tangy plum jam.2011 March 31, Beata Zatorska, “Around the world in 80 dishes No. 49: Elizabeth's honeycake with plum jam”, in The Independent, archived…. From the entry honeycake
  • Serve plain, or with a tangy cheese such as kashkaval, kasseri or Manchego.2007 October 17, “Recipe: Nonno’s Olives”, in New York Times. From the entry kashkaval
  • For a welcome change of pace, try tangy shrimpfurters made with a minimum of fuss.1969 August 7, “Shrimpfurters Tip-Top for Patio Party”, in Lake City Reporter, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2023, page 3. From the entry shrimpfurter
  • The tangy dried fruits were quite a treat.2017, Robin Propst Kile, Hidden in the Mountains: Fort Seybert 1758, LifeRich Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry snit
  • Instead, how about taking some real chicken, tossing it with real eggs, a little tangy mustard, and a crunchy quinoa coating?2014, Laurie David, The Family Cooks. From the entry finger
  • Another stellar entree was Wienerschnitzel, three crisp, buttery escalopes breaded ever so lightly, served with capers, tangy red cabbage and onions.1995 October 22, Patricia Brooks, “Dining Out: A Pub Where Food’s as Serious as Beer”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York…. From the entry wienerschnitzel
  • This vinegar is dark brown, tangy, and spicy.1979, Mai Leung, The Chinese People's Cookbook, Harper & Row, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 214. From the entry Chenkong
  • Quickly pickled radishes—or Quickled Radishes—are an easy peasy, tart and tangy way to use up the radishes that are absolutely everywhere during the summer.2020, Rebecca Lindamood, The Ultimate Guide to Vegetable Side Dishes. From the entry quickle
  • Sweet corn on the cob comes to vibrant life with a caramelized glaze of smoky chipotle peppers, tangy lime juice, sea salt, and agave nectar.2012, Bo Rinaldi, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Low-Fat Vegan Cooking, Penguin, →ISBN. From the entry chipotle
  • Cranberries have a part in both recipes given below, starring in the tangy cranberry piecake and holding a supporting role in the mouth-watering prune piecake.1953 October 29, “New Meal-topper Invented: Piecake Joins ‘Cousins’ as Dessert Entity”, in The Evening Eagle, volume 27, number 269…. From the entry piecake
  • The ashen knight (T. virgatum) is toxic, grows under spruce trees, and has a fibrillose cap, gills with black edges, and a tangy flesh when chewed.2020 May 5, Guillaume Eyssartier, The Ultimate Guide to Mushrooms: How to Identify and Gather Over 200 Species Throughout North America…. From the entry ashen knight
  • Conversely, the Belle de Boskoop, a greenish-yellow apple with rough skin, perfectly crisp and tangy, only tastes better when you store it for several months before eating it.2018, Angie Quaale, Eating Local in the Fraser Valley, Random House, →ISBN. From the entry Belle de Boskoop
  • There is a reason why chèvre, a tangy goat cheese from France's Loire Valley, goes so well with crisp, unoaked sauvignon blanc from the same area.2010 September, Chris Hoel, "Pairing Wine and Cheese: A Primer", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 158. From the entry unoaked
  • Mild carbonation, grassy, mineral flavors, tangy fruitness and occasional spicy and nutlike flavors — in restrained amounts, mind you — are all part of the bitters identity.2008 May 28, Eric Asimov, “A Tour of Bitters for the Summer”, in New York Times. From the entry fruitness
  • Skip the free Russian-leaning appetizer salads, which are uniformly awful, and dive into a menu that includes excellent chicken methi and the tangy stewed mustard greens called sarsoka sag.2004, Robert Sietsema, The Food Lover's Guide to the Best Ethnic Eating in New York City, page 264. From the entry methi
  • Your choice of bulgogi steak, tangy chicken or carmelized tofu with one of two slaws in a corn tortilla and topped with siracha sauce, lime crema, cilantro and sesame seeds.2010 August 9, Justine Rude, The Washington Post. From the entry carmelize

Meaning of tangy

  1. adjective Having a sharp, pungent flavor.

Full definition of tangy

Questions about tangy in a sentence

How do you use tangy in a sentence?
Tangy is used as an adjective. For example: “After a night of worrying, nothing soothes the stomach like a tangy bottle of ginger booch.”
What is a short sentence with tangy?
“The tangy dried fruits were quite a treat.”
What does tangy mean?
Tangy means having a sharp, pungent flavor.

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