Examples of vinegar in a Sentence
glad to see his old friend was still full of vinegar after so many years
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Twelve years later, there’s more salt and pepper in Rogen’s beard and more vinegar in his demeanor; the let-it-all-hang-out comic boisterousness of his Judd Apatow days has hardened into a shell of middle-aged aggression.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
The clash between the two dynamics — one extolling beauty, the other detailing gruesome crimes — makes for an oil-vinegar mix that speaks to the tug of war women experience between using the beauty versus their brains.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Wash fabrics in warm water and white vinegar.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
Pour vinegar directly onto an ant hill to kill ants on contact.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
The clash between the two dynamics — one extolling beauty, the other detailing gruesome crimes — makes for an oil-vinegar mix that speaks to the tug of war women experience between using the beauty versus their brains.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Wash fabrics in warm water and white vinegar.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
Pour vinegar directly onto an ant hill to kill ants on contact.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for vinegar
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“Vinegar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vinegar. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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vinegar
noun
vin·e·gar
ˈvin-i-gər 
: a sour liquid obtained from cider, wine, or malt and used to flavor or preserve foods
Medical Definition
vinegar
noun
vin·e·gar
ˈvin-i-gər
1
: a sour liquid used as a condiment or a preservative that is obtained by acetic fermentation of dilute alcoholic liquids (as fermented cider, malt beer, or wine) or of dilute distilled alcohol
2
: a pharmaceutical solution of the active principles of drugs in dilute acetic acid usually prepared by maceration
aromatic vinegar
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