How to Use pungent in a Sentence

pungent

adjective

• Each slice of her pound cake is full of the pungent green herb.
  — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022
• If the aroma isn't bold and pungent, the spice is past its prime.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
• Their bright petals and pungent aroma are meant to guide the souls of the dead back home.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2022
• The next is the pungent aroma of fig leaves, boxwood, and basil.
  — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2023
• Has all the pungent markers of the variety, with a bit of green stem in the mix.
  — Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
• As the fishing gets underway, the pungent smell of the gas lingers in the air.
  — CNN, 20 Sep. 2021
• That ensures the meat is tender and has a less pungent taste.
  — Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
• The pungent black smoke from his exhaust pipe gave him headaches.
  — Lenny Rashid Ruvaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024
• Dijon mustard: Adds a pungent flavor to the buns that pairs well with the ham and cheese.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2023
• Some slept in the same stalls where horses had slept, and the pungent odors of the track brought back memories.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
• The rice is teeming with the complex sourness of the pork and the lemongrass, and with the distinct pungent funk of fish sauce.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• The cheese is pungent and salty, similar to the funk of an Époisses but much milder.
  — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022
• The scent of grapefruit trees had never been more pungent.
  — Hamilton Cain, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
• Inside the package were six black and brown gummy bears with the pungent odor.
  — Benjamin Adams, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• The onion-y veggie adds a pungent flavor to soups, scrambles, and more. 28.
  — Women's Health, 5 Apr. 2023
• When fresh, habaneros have a crisp and pungent taste as well as a watery crunch.
  — Pati Jinich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• The pungent feta and spiced bread crumbs help awaken the flavors in the soup after it has been chilled.
  — Julie Giuffrida, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023
• Acetic acid is what gives vinegar its pungent taste and strong smell.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2021
• On East, a molting monk seal smelled worse than sweaty, pungent gym socks.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
• Multiple bars served cocktails, and the pungent aroma of weed hung in the air.
  — Max Berlinger, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
• The pungent smell of cigarette smoke and mold wafted through the damp, dark hallways.
  — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2022
• The fish sauce combines with the tomato paste to make the chili’s flavor rounder and richer and a little more pungent.
  — Kate Krader, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2022
• In videos, two of the other cats are referred to as Wasabi, a pungent horseradish paste, and Fire.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2021
• The durian fruit is one of the smelliest fruits in the world, so much so, that many Thai hotels have banned the fruit because of its pungent odor.
  — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2021
• The two sailed for the United States in 1925, arriving in the pungent heat of midsummer New York.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
• The flavor of this hardy perennial is pungent and strong.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
• Beyond that, the whiff of excess, which in so many ways defines New York, seems pungent again.
  — Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2021
• The ricotta softens and becomes a creamy contrast to the pungent sauce.
  — Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
• The salty dough and fresh pungent oil recall pizza’s birth as flatbread, baked on heated stones in ancient Egypt and Rome.
  — Tamar Adler, Vogue, 25 July 2024
• The smell, a pungent foulness that paradoxically appears to be part of the plant’s allure, lasts for an even briefer period than the bloom.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 23 July 2024

Last Updated: 18 Sep 2024