How to Use piquancy in a Sentence

piquancy

noun

• I appreciated the piquancy of the peppers in the sauce.
• Just enough to assert its piquancy and hint at the dish’s roots.
  — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2023
• Nibs yield pops of piquancy and soft crunch in vinaigrettes and dressings.
  — Sue Quinn, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019
• Here, most of the traditional spices take a back seat to allow the piquancy of ginger to shine in the foreground.
  — Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2022
• But the brain power at Rand and the piquancy of the art on its walls make for an unusual combination.
  — Alice Short, latimes.com, 30 July 2017
• The leaves, which will be vapor-infused into a vodka, have to be plucked in the dank, dewy air of early morning before the sun hits in order to lock in their piquancy.
  — Mark Johanson, Bon Appétit, 23 Sep. 2021
• So here’s an easy potato salad whose piquancy is assertive enough to go mano a mano with the rich taste of the ribeye, and yet filled with enough indulgent flavors of its own to deserve a place on the plate.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 29 June 2020
• Finally, a dose of horseradish gives the sauce a welcome piquancy.
  — Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2022
• The Baltimore dialogue still has Old Bay piquancy, and some strong performances kick scenes to life.
  — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2022
• Unlike yellow onions, which must be caramelized to sweeten, leeks offer a mellow piquancy.
  — Aleksandra Crapanzano, Bon Appétit, 5 Oct. 2022
• Adding piquancy to the current boycott is that it’s being done by reliable recent and future Olympic host nations.
  — Graham Dunbar, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2021
• The tension between her ornery reserve and his penchant for wearing his heart on his sleeve gives this memoir an unusual piquancy.
  — Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, 23 June 2017
• There is an extra edge of farmyard piquancy to these cheeses made from the milk of sheep, which flourish in harsher terrains, that has a way of cutting through sauces with an alluring rustic swagger.
  — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 19 Feb. 2018
• Taste again, and finally add an acid, a little at a time (consider a wine vinegar/lemon juice combination - just enough to add freshness and piquancy).
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 16 June 2020
• Fukujinzuke, a savory and sour daikon-dominant pickle mixture, is served on the side to complement curry’s richness and piquancy.
  — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Aug. 2021
• And, oh yes, Amy Staats, whose housebound character is more often heard than seen (through a speaker phone), adding an extra piquancy to the problems of communication.
  — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2018
• Once again the impression that these people are at once real and fictional adds piquancy to the dialogue, which aims not to set forth verities but to pursue conjectures.
  — Dan Hofstadter, WSJ, 15 Feb. 2019
• For instance, ginger syrup, made at home or purchased, provides piquancy; so does a teaspoonful of cider, either apple cider or another sort.
  — Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2022
• But all cooking methods involve a pre-cooking spice rub that deeply infuses the meat with flavor, and a finishing sauce that gives it additional sweetness, heat, and piquancy.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2020
• The books were by Edith Twyford, a once wildly popular, Enid Blytonesque author whose work has since been rejected as hopelessly racist and sexist — a detail that adds an extra piquancy to the enterprise.
  — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
• This trend in liquid pleasure suggests a preference for quaffs of difficult piquancy and upright pedigree.
  — Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2019
• This article of faith, however, didn’t water down the piquancy of her style or soften the often bracing nature of her social observations.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2021
• The slower central movement injects a bit more harmonic piquancy.
  — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2020
• Locking eyes with assistant concertmaster Elita Kang and Tamestit in turn, Kavakos accented the music with piquancy.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022
• Sour cream adds a luxurious piquancy and the combination is quite glorious.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 25 June 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024