How to Use vinegary in a Sentence

vinegary

adjective

• This has good heat, but the salt level in this vinegary sauce sears the tongue.
  — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2019
• But heat is the only good thing about this thin, vinegary sauce.
  — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2019
• The vegetables are tangy and vinegary with a fiery kick.
  — Mara Severin, Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2021
• Of course a vinegary chili-tahini sauce is the perfect match for kale and white beans!
  — Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2020
• Next time a bottle of wine turns stale or vinegary, don’t dump it.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 23 July 2021
• Some will once have been part of the memory of the vinegary smell of my first apartment.
  — Alan Lightman, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
• The art fought with the tight, dry wall color, like fine wine served with a vinegary salad.
  — Steven Litt, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2020
• The dip tastes like a more vinegary sweet-and-sour sauce, according to the Mercury News.
  — Adam Lukach, RedEye Chicago, 26 Feb. 2018
• The vinegary ahogada sauce packs a kicky punch with lots of cumin and smoky chili de arbol.
  — Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
• Do your best to wait 48 hours for the ultimate vinegary snap.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 10 Sep. 2020
• Serve the chicken with a vinegary cucumber salad and a pile of rice to soak up the syrupy glaze.
  — Dawn Perry, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2020
• From sweet, to vinegary, peppery and smoky, this condiment is not for the weak palette.
  — Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 9 Dec. 2022
• These have crunch for days and the kind of vinegary bite that’s made to cut through a fatty hamburger or rack of ribs.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 23 Oct. 2019
• The dipping sauce in the center was the clear, vinegary variety, with a bit of red chile and garlic.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2022
• Some of the Carolina (sauces) can be vinegary and mustardy.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
• There will be different kinds of sauces, from vinegary mustard sauce to a sweet style.
  — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• Simply put, vegetables are prepped, put in clean jars, covered in a salty-vinegary brine, and left to soak in the fridge.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 10 Sep. 2020
• Don’t forget to spoon the vinegary pan sauce on top before serving.
  — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 13 Jan. 2023
• Mix shredded pork with red beans and a vinegary cabbage slaw and serve with tortillas.
  — Anna Thomas Bates, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2017
• Try, for example, the white curry, which is a take on the vinegary white barbecue sauce of the south, with brisket burnt ends.
  — Travel Portland, Bon Appétit, 21 Jan. 2020
• The once vibrant berry bouquet of your favorite Pinot Noir may start to smell stale and vinegary instead.
  — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 4 Aug. 2023
• Ribs are good in all their forms, whether Carolina-style ribs bathed in a vinegary sauce or baby back ribs cooked on the grill at home.
  — Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2022
• The result was a crunchy, slightly vinegary fried chicken with a subtle sweet note.
  — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• The croquetas get served with vinegary tiger sauce for dipping.
  — James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 6 July 2017
• Sammie’s was known for thick, bracelet-sized onion rings with a cake-like breading, for smoked bologna and for its thin, vinegary, smoky sauce, a secret recipe.
  — Bud Kennedy, star-telegram, 17 July 2017
• Signs of spoilage can include sharp, vinegary smells and a curdled and clumpy appearance.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Feb. 2024
• The sharp lick of lemon pepper will be familiar to most, and the hot sauce wields a Louisiana-style vinegary punch.
  — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 20 Nov. 2019
• Serve the dish for breakfast or dinner, with vinegary red onions for crunch, plus your favorite hash toppings.
  — Emily Weinstein, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
• Some were sweet, most were vinegary, all were hot, but not a lot of them actually tasted like chile.
  — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit, 24 July 2017
• At this level, the chile heat races across the taste buds as a first sensation and then backs off, balancing with sweetness (rock sugar is a common ingredient) and a vinegary thwack.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024