How to Use acrid in a Sentence

acrid

adjective

• Thick, acrid smoke rose from the factory.
• The sky was a grey haze, and the acrid air stings the back of the throat.
  — Joseph Serna, latimes.com, 11 Dec. 2017
• The air filled with the acrid smell of blood and tart wine.
  — Text By Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2017
• The gray acrid smoke of the powder lingered over the rock.
  — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023
• Miles away from the fires, the smoke still left an acrid taste in my mouth.
  — New York Times, 11 Aug. 2021
• Traffic was snarled, and whiffs of acrid air stung the eyes.
  — Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2017
• Clouds of steam rose into the sky and the acrid odor of sulfur dioxide filled the air.
  — Author: Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2018
• Amid the acrid tire smoke and rock music, Lynne Fry walked around with pride.
  — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
• The air was stagnant with the lingering, acrid smell of smoke, rot, and death.
  — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
• An acrid smoke wafted over the courtyard, and shards of glass lay about.
  — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2022
• That’s what gives smoke its sort of acrid, distinct smell.
  — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 9 June 2023
• The acrid smoke favors black over brown on the outside, tan over red on the inside.
  — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2018
• As the evening went on, Dylan’s voice became more acrid.
  — Mick Stevens, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
• And hanging in the air as Jones ran through his life here, there was the acrid scent of burning sugar cane.
  — Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
• The space, normally sweet with incense, was acrid with ash and stale smoke.
  — Christa Lesté-Lasserre, Science | AAAS, 12 Mar. 2020
• Smoke coated the back of their throats and clogged their nostrils with the acrid smell of melting plastic.
  — Julia Shipley, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2024
• The child inhaled a draft of acrid gas that set off a rasping cough and watering eyes.
  — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 16 May 2018
• The earth itself comes apart, and from its depths blast fiery molten rock, acrid gas, and towering plumes of ash.
  — Umair Irfan, Vox, 11 May 2018
• Men melt the metal over open fires to make ingots, sending acrid smoke into the air.
  — National Geographic, 31 May 2016
• The explosions sent a cloud of acrid smoke into the air, and more than a dozen sheriff's deputies to the hospital.
  — CBS News, 31 Aug. 2017
• Two helicopters flew above the acrid smoke that sent crowds running.
  — Nadine Achoui-Lesage, The Seattle Times, 12 Apr. 2019
• Men melt the metal over open fires to make ingots, sending acrid smoke into the air.
  — Larry C. Price, National Geographic, 31 May 2016
• There was no acrid flavor and the middle was a perfect medium throughout the steak.
  — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2023
• Board members said after the meeting that the unanimous vote was a way to turn the corner on the acrid nature of the process.
  — Littice Bacon-Blood, NOLA.com, 5 Mar. 2018
• The crust tasted bitter and acrid too—a flop all around, really.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2023
• The crab cake is soft and smells off; the broccolini is a fistful of green that’s both oily and acrid, with zero spark.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
• In order to make the dinosaur more realistic, the beast was perfumed with the acrid smell.
  — Katie Dean, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2001
• Schaich says oil at this stage tastes a little acrid, grassy and rancid—almost burned.
  — Tarah Knaresboro, Popular Mechanics, 2 Feb. 2015
• Some of these attacks emitted the acrid odor of antisemitism, as many of their targets were Jewish.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
• Hence, the constant growl and acrid whiff of diesel-burning thermoelectric plants and generators running night and day to keep the lights on.
  — Mac Margolis, NPR, 12 May 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024