Examples of oomph in a Sentence
The plot of the story lacks oomph.
The truck doesn't have the oomph to haul the boat.
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The crowd at Empower Field was full almost to the brim, but most of the chances the home team created on Saturday afternoon didn’t quite have the oomph to match.
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Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
This oomph, which is significantly more than that produced by the original ST, is routed to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual transmission.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026
Use the powder to add oomph to popcorn, tang to poultry marinades, or to swish into pasta, or reconstitute it with water to use like regular buttermilk.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
This casting also gives more oomph to the musical’s love quadrilateral, which pairs Queenie and Burrs with a B-couple, the rising star Kate (the ever-magnetic Adrienne Warren) and her escort, Black (an exceptionally suave Jelani Alladin), who are here both darker-skinned.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
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Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
This oomph, which is significantly more than that produced by the original ST, is routed to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual transmission.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026
Use the powder to add oomph to popcorn, tang to poultry marinades, or to swish into pasta, or reconstitute it with water to use like regular buttermilk.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
This casting also gives more oomph to the musical’s love quadrilateral, which pairs Queenie and Burrs with a B-couple, the rising star Kate (the ever-magnetic Adrienne Warren) and her escort, Black (an exceptionally suave Jelani Alladin), who are here both darker-skinned.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Oomph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oomph. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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