How to Use oomph in a Sentence

oomph

noun

• The truck doesn't have the oomph to haul the boat.
• The plot of the story lacks oomph.
• While salt works well to bring the flavor out of bland turkey, there are a few ways to add even more oomph.
  — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 16 Oct. 2020
• The top even features side-slit sleeves, which provides an extra oomph of style to an otherwise basic shirt.
  — Melissa Lee, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2020
• Because of the lack of use, the window lift mechanism might require more oomph than the motors can supply.
  — Motormouth Bob Weber, Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020
• An appealing savory rosé made from cinsault grapes, this has more oomph and fruit than Provence examples.
  — Elin McCoy, Bloomberg.com, 24 Sep. 2020
• For instance, a team can give a stone enough oomph to both bump out one of the other team’s stones, and with that collision halt their own stone on the target.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 23 Sep. 2020
• When added to a dish during cooking, the little fillets basically dissolve, leaving behind a nice, non-fishy oomph.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020
• The clusters have a higher skin-to-juice ratio, meaning there’s more color and tannin from those skins to infuse into the juice, resulting in a wine with more oomph.
  — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 1 Sep. 2020
• Sportiest of the bunch, spirited interior style, suspension has good roll stiffness, plenty of oomph.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 18 Nov. 2020
• The gloves, which Swift started wearing for this set a few shows back to keep her hands warm (and add some extra oomph to the look), got an upgrade with some crystal bedazzling as well.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
• But dark brown sugar will also work, especially muscovado or jaggery, which have more oomph than the regular stuff.
  — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2020
• But those efforts lack oomph without the kind of external validation from experts like Mr. Gardner.
  — John D. Stoll, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2020
• Then the game started, and the roars had a bit more oomph.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 19 Feb. 2022
• That’s a lot of oomph in a 4-pound, 6-inch brace height rig.
  — Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2021
• This crook might have needed more oomph to get the job done.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2022
• There, it was linked to equipment which gave it more oomph.
  — The Economist, 7 Apr. 2021
• That’s enough oomph to shoot the car from zero to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2023
• How about something to add oomph to your brunch time bloody mary?
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Aug. 2021
• For extra oomph, write a spooky saying in the center of the wreath.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2022
• The first two essays are the ones that had the most oomph when they were first published—and still do.
  — Adam Rogers, Wired, 10 Aug. 2021
• All that oomph is sent to the back wheels via a six-speed manual.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2024
• There's no doubt in our minds that with a little more oomph at the start, the F-250 would have made it to the finish line.
  — David Beard, Car and Driver, 5 Feb. 2021
• Alas, while five stocks looked promising, there was no oomph to be found.
  — John S. Tobey, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
• Rather than a simple pair of jeans, a denim skirt adds a bit of oomph to your look.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 May 2024
• This mousse doesn’t leave a trace in your hair, but helps limp hair get an extra oomph.
  — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 16 Dec. 2022
• Here's how to add some oomph to your favorite two-wheeler.
  — Heidi Wachter, Treehugger, 8 Aug. 2023
• That said, the GT500 isn’t exactly a car that was crying out for more oomph.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2022
• Tease your tail at the base for added oomph, or grab a ponytail extension to add body and length.
  — Myranda Mondry, Allure, 26 June 2023
• The brand has simply failed to deliver on the one thing that gives fashion and active brands their oomph: newness.
  — Evan Clark, WWD, 11 July 2024

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024