spiky

Example Sentences

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The sauce should feel awake — not spiky, not sour — just balanced enough that the richness doesn’t linger too long.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

A modest yet amusingly spiky round trip from Manhattan to Martha’s Vineyard, it has the trappings of a rom-com but a trickier soulfulness about its unlikely connection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Ellis Genge lacked his usual spiky physicality in the loose.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Early on, the beats are spiky and distorted, and Rocky seems alternately irritated and angry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

I’d lined my eyes in the same dark cat-eye style, applied a dark lipstick, and gelled my hair so that it was kind of spiky on top with bangs over one eye.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez