How to Use vinegary in a Sentence
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This has good heat, but the salt level in this vinegary sauce sears the tongue.
—Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2019
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But heat is the only good thing about this thin, vinegary sauce.
—Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2019
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The vegetables are tangy and vinegary with a fiery kick.
—Mara Severin, Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2021
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Of course a vinegary chili-tahini sauce is the perfect match for kale and white beans!
—Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2020
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Next time a bottle of wine turns stale or vinegary, don’t dump it.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 23 July 2021
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Some will once have been part of the memory of the vinegary smell of my first apartment.
—Alan Lightman, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
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The art fought with the tight, dry wall color, like fine wine served with a vinegary salad.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2020
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The dip tastes like a more vinegary sweet-and-sour sauce, according to the Mercury News.
—Adam Lukach, RedEye Chicago, 26 Feb. 2018
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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
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Do your best to wait 48 hours for the ultimate vinegary snap.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 10 Sep. 2020
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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
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From sweet, to vinegary, peppery and smoky, this condiment is not for the weak palette.
—Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 9 Dec. 2022
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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
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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
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Some of the Carolina (sauces) can be vinegary and mustardy.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
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There will be different kinds of sauces, from vinegary mustard sauce to a sweet style.
—Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 3 Nov. 2017
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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
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Mix shredded pork with red beans and a vinegary cabbage slaw and serve with tortillas.
—Anna Thomas Bates, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2017
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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
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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
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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
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The result was a crunchy, slightly vinegary fried chicken with a subtle sweet note.
—Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 22 Mar. 2018
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The croquetas get served with vinegary tiger sauce for dipping.
—James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 6 July 2017
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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
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Signs of spoilage can include sharp, vinegary smells and a curdled and clumpy appearance.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Feb. 2024
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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
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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
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Foot odor comes in four main varieties: sweaty, cheesy, vinegary and cabbage-y.
—Jason Tetro, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2016
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The longer the fermentation period, the more vinegary the flavor and the lower the sugar content.
—Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2015
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Rinse the pot, then perform two brew cycles with just water to get rid of any lingering vinegary taste.
—Marygrace Taylor, SELF, 23 Nov. 2020
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