Pungent

//ˈpʌnd͡ʒənt//

"Pungent" in a Sentence (11 examples)

Pungent fumes arose from the chemical mixture.

A pungent, salty odor wafted from the kitchen.

Wasabi is a pungent plant that is difficult to cultivate.

Stepping through the front door, Tom recognised instantly the pungent smell of Mary's perfume.

There is an essential oil produced from this pungent grass which is known in commerce as citronella, a delightful and universally favorite extract.

What is that pungent odor?

It's quite pungent.

I accidentally dropped the bottle of ammonia and after few seconds, a very pungent stench could be detected.

Pilton Yard, the Lynton & Barnstaple headquarters, has been taken over by a fur trading firm, and would-be trespassers to the old engine-shed are turned back by the pungent odour of heaps of carcases.

I can almost smell the fir scent... resinous, pungent.

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The critic gave a pungent review.

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