Examples of acidic in a Sentence
The soil in our garden is very acidic.
the acidic water of a polluted lake
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Coffee is a naturally acidic beverage, and drinking it can affect the acid content in your stomach.
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
That Hedda has forged such a life for herself is a testament to her wiles — no one is more adept at delivering acidic barbs cloaked by a friendly hand on the shoulder.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
People in chemotherapy may have oral sensitivity, so vinegars and other acidic ingredients are taken out.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
The Côte d’Or rest atop 200-million-year-old Jurassic limestone, while the Willamette Valley rests on much younger, more acidic soils.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
That Hedda has forged such a life for herself is a testament to her wiles — no one is more adept at delivering acidic barbs cloaked by a friendly hand on the shoulder.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
People in chemotherapy may have oral sensitivity, so vinegars and other acidic ingredients are taken out.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
The Côte d’Or rest atop 200-million-year-old Jurassic limestone, while the Willamette Valley rests on much younger, more acidic soils.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Acidic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acidic. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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acidic
adjective
acid·ic
ə-ˈsid-ik, a- 
1
: acid-forming
2
: acid
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