How to Use peppery in a Sentence

peppery

adjective

• She's a peppery, outspoken woman.
• The rib tips here are brimming with juice and laced with smoke, while the sausage is peppery and feisty.
  — Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com, 4 Mar. 2022
• The rich miso broth gets a nice peppery bite from turnip greens and ginger.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022
• And the pimento cheese’s peppery creamy thing played well with the bird.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 22 June 2022
• If not, go à la carte with half birds, smoked brisket sausages and peppery beef ribs.
  — New York Times, 12 July 2018
• This clam dish is rich and bright, with a peppery kick from the fresh horseradish.
  — Christian Reynoso, SFChronicle.com, 22 Jan. 2021
• The nose is peppery and spicy, followed by notes of chocolate, espresso and stone fruit on the palate.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2021
• The nose of the Fetească Neagră (my favorite of the three) is peppery and sweet, with a tannic dryness, ripe berries and some honey on the palate.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 July 2022
• Add some walnuts or pecans for crunch and just a sprinkle of thyme for a peppery note.
  — Kylie Logan, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2021
• The notes from fresh herbs like mint, the tartness of citrus, a little peppery heat.
  — M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
• Brewed with Hatch chiles, the smoky and peppery aroma of this brew gives away its true pedigree.
  — Georgann Yara, azcentral, 18 July 2019
• Tanden has deleted many of her more peppery tweets during the last month.
  — Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg Opinion (tns), Star Tribune, 8 Dec. 2020
• These peanuts are cooked in golden peanut oil and then seasoned with a blend of hot, peppery spices.
  — Noelle Ike, CNN Underscored, 4 Mar. 2021
• Next to them, bunches of leafy swiss chard, fresh herbs, and peppery arugula thrive.
  — Esther Horvath, National Geographic, 15 Mar. 2019
• From sweet, to vinegary, peppery and smoky, this condiment is not for the weak palette.
  — Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 9 Dec. 2022
• The sauce begins with a sweet flavor that morphs into a peppery kick.
  — cleveland, 10 Mar. 2020
• Biscuits and gravy were delicious; the biscuits were light and fresh, the gravy not peppery.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 Jan. 2020
• Sweet orange slices tame the peppery kick of radishes in this salad that’s great with grilled or sauteed fish.
  — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2020
• This one, from blaufrankisch grapes, is almost like a light syrah, with spicy, peppery notes, along with bright black and red cherries.
  — Elin McCoy, Bloomberg.com, 19 Nov. 2020
• The Cheddar Jalapeno flavor was perfectly cheesy with a slight peppery kick at the end.
  — Mary Honkus, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2020
• The rice is fluffy and still has character, acting like tiny sponges soaking up the peppery gravy.
  — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 July 2022
• The finish is long, sweet and peppery, with lingering fruit notes.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 26 May 2022
• The flavor is peppery and has a candy corn layer of sweetness.
  — courier-journal.com, 6 Sep. 2022
• Brewed from sorghum, this rustic farmhouse ale has notes of orange peel and peppery yeast.
  — Brierley Horton, Health.com, 27 June 2019
• The brisket itself has a deep, smoky flavor with a peppery spice rub on the exterior.
  — Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2020
• Cumin, oud, and patchouli mix with peppery top notes, while blackberry and saffron round out the middle.
  — Kelly Conaboy, The Cut, 13 July 2018
• In Genoa, the basil that grows in the Italian Riviera is renowned for its cool, clean and lightly peppery, almost sweet flavor.
  — Washington Post, 15 July 2021
• However, the true star of this dish is the herbaceous and peppery Jumi Belper Knolle cheese grated on top.
  — Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2020
• This Kölsch-style ale from Inglewood’s Three Weav3rs has a golden hue, shortbread-like malts, a dash of lemon, hints of pear and a peppery edge.
  — Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 June 2018
• But the focus is strongly on seafood, with a zesty, peppery kung-pao snapper and very light crab cakes among the offerings.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 4 July 2019

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