How to Use pungent in a Sentence

pungent

adjective
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  • The more the soil dries out, the more pungent flavor the turnips will take on.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The wood gave off a pungent, earthy smell and the wind moaned through the tall oaks and pines.
    — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 28 Sep. 2018
  • Each slice of her pound cake is full of the pungent green herb.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022
  • If the aroma isn't bold and pungent, the spice is past its prime.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Their bright petals and pungent aroma are meant to guide the souls of the dead back home.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The drywall has peeled away over the years and there’s a pungent mildew smell.
    — Zahria Rogers, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2018
  • The next is the pungent aroma of fig leaves, boxwood, and basil.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Has all the pungent markers of the variety, with a bit of green stem in the mix.
    — Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
  • As the fishing gets underway, the pungent smell of the gas lingers in the air.
    — CNN, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The ginger is hot and pungent; the seaweed, sweet and briny.
    — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The dish is full of contrasts: warm and cool, pungent and sweet, crisp and lush, raw and cooked.
    — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Vinegar, while pungent, helps dye bond to the eggshell.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 7 Mar. 2019
  • That ensures the meat is tender and has a less pungent taste.
    — Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The pungent black smoke from his exhaust pipe gave him headaches.
    — Lenny Rashid Ruvaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024
  • And everybody will catch the pungent scent of a sequel in the wind.
    — Ron Charles, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Despite the pungent smell, many people rave about the fruit’s taste and say the stink is a small thing to get past.
    — Fox News, 29 Apr. 2018
  • The pungent, salty cheese is often served with sweet wines.
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Dijon mustard: Adds a pungent flavor to the buns that pairs well with the ham and cheese.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Some slept in the same stalls where horses had slept, and the pungent odors of the track brought back memories.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The rice is teeming with the complex sourness of the pork and the lemongrass, and with the distinct pungent funk of fish sauce.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The sweet, pungent, and addictive smell of sports gambling has been in the air for ages.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2018
  • There’s fried gulf shrimp with a tamarind-lime dipping sauce that’s pungent and sweet.
    — Allie Wist, Bon Appétit, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The cheese is pungent and salty, similar to the funk of an Époisses but much milder.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022
  • The scent of grapefruit trees had never been more pungent.
    — Hamilton Cain, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Inside the package were six black and brown gummy bears with the pungent odor.
    — Benjamin Adams, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Then along came more of the funky odors with people having a pungent smell about them.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2021
  • The leaves smelled dead in that very pungent way that is almost the opposite of death.
    — Lisa Taddeo, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Tens of thousands of the pungent little clusters grow among the trees.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 5 May 2021
  • However, sesame oil tastes more pungent, and flaxseed oil may be bitter.
    — Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The pungent smoke rising above the burning apartment now looked like an innocent cloud.
    — Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025

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