How to Use taste in a Sentence

taste

1 of 2 verb
  • She offered to taste the wine.
  • The wine tastes like vinegar.
  • The pie tasted too sweet.
  • He tasted the tea to see if it was sweet enough.
  • I tasted the tea and put more sugar in it.
  • She talked about the day when she first tasted the joy of flying.
  • He has tasted the frustration of defeat.
  • This is the first food I've tasted since yesterday.
  • She said there was garlic in the sauce, but I couldn't really taste it.
  • Have you ever tasted anything so delicious?
  • But times change, and tastes change.
    — Julie Tremaine, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • There’s that word, taste, again.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Eggrolls that taste like my mom’s.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This one tastes great on a hot day.
    — Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 25 June 2026
  • The drink tastes like clover and hot chile.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Frozen spinach can taste musty or too earthy.
    — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Dried cheese won't taste or feel quite the same as fresh.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
  • What do carrot tops taste like?
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Some foods just taste better in spring.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Does this make things taste better?
    — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Want a meal that tastes like a million bucks?
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Malik says yes, wine will taste stale.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • Malik says yes, wine will taste stale.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
  • This is a recipe that simply tastes like home.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2026
  • This recipe tastes like apple pie in cake form.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Remove the jalapeño once the heat tastes right.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • Who needs pretty when the food tastes this good?
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Stir it in, taste, and then add salt as needed.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Too many hard seltzers started to look and taste alike.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Serve over rice for a fast and fresh-tasting meal.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026

taste

2 of 2 noun
  • The wine had a slightly bitter taste.
  • I detected a strong taste of ginger in the sauce.
  • She likes the taste of apples and cinnamon.
  • The illness affected her sense of taste.
  • Trump seems to have a taste for more.
    — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
  • This pick is more about taste than smell.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The taste was nasty, the smell was nasty.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The younger the plant, the milder the taste.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • See the full video of our taste test above.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The cast and crew had a taste of this life.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
  • For those who just want a taste, that's fine, too.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
  • There are styles and prints for all tastes and body types.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 29 May 2026
  • The taste is fruity with citrus notes.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 1 May 2026
  • But how does this change in taste happen?
    — Linda Bartoshuk, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The orange juice tastes like can.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • And how does that smoothie taste?
    — Emily Siner, NPR, 27 June 2026
  • The third season left a bad taste in my mouth.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Bees choose flowers based on the taste of pollen.
    — Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • Customers got their first taste last week.
    — Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • The taste is fresh and smooth, the final clean.
    — Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Watch the taste test at the top of this story.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But this trip gave us one last taste of summer.
    — Kristen Altmeyer, Parents, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The sweetest part of these rolls isn't the taste.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But that’s just a tiny taste of what’s coming.
    — Gina Chua, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • That’s habit disguised as taste.
    — Maryam Ahmed, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
  • This recipe is super easy to adapt to suit your tastes.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a fire pit for every taste on this list.
    — Daniel Modlin, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Even so, fans may not need a ticket to get a taste.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Those two plays have left a bad taste in Allen’s mouth.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
  • The Knicks are set to get a taste of their own medicine.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026

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