Sentence examples for sharp sweet from inspiring English sources

The patina is sharp, sweet and metallic, the rhythms punchy, the melodies fluid and expressive.

The sharp, sweet smell of palm toddy filled the narrow space between us.

Nutty buckwheat is a great partner for delicate crab and dill, all lightened with a sharp, sweet dressing.

I caught the drop of sap on my finger and inhaled a sharp, sweet fragrance; then I put it to my tongue.

The marinade, a traditional Japanese mixture of mirin, sake, miso and sugar, gives the fish a sharp sweet flavor dear to the American palate.

He can describe the "sharp sweet smell" of the poison, the screams and struggles of the rats, when he has lost the capacity to generalise – he does not use this word or write of it in this way.

Red onions, braised in vinegar, have a sharp, sweet-sour piquancy, while neatly fanned slices of green apple make the same point, but more sweetly.

A sharp-sweet blackberry sundae?

Or even better: the sharp-sweet, aniseed notes of fennel enhance, define and underline the quintessential fishiness of fish.

But this week, citrus gets top billing: a salad of sharp-sweet oranges and crisp bitter lettuces; and an ultra-simple lemon pickle inspired by south India.

These fruit, bursting with sunset colours and sharp-sweet flavours, are, I believe, nature's way of assuring us of sunnier days to come.