tasted

past tense of taste

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tasted Until this glorious fall Saturday afternoon gave way to the hints of early evening, Indiana football — once the losingest team in all of college football — hadn’t tasted their ordinary helping of defeat for 666 days. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 Nothing tasted better than her banana bread, which came with a signature maple glaze. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026 Publix Strawberry Jam Our editors tasted a bit of lemon in this jam, but overall Publix’s strawberry jam had a nice, spreadable texture compared to others and a slightly tart flavor. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2026 My morning coffee tasted so much better without the news about the helipad accompanied by a photo and the mumblings of a grinning Trump. — Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 The public tasted some of her recipes over the winter at a pop-up at Café Cà Phê, a Vietamese coffee shop in Kansas City. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 Both tasted good, but the waffle alone was $25 — and the wings were $10 extra. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026 The classic ice cream truck was built for a simpler, less discerning era, a time when kids were happy to run three blocks barefoot to suck on something that tasted like red dye #40. — Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2026 In particular, the thick whip piped across the top of the drink tasted just like a Reese’s and melted satisfyingly into the drink over time. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasted
Verb
  • People with the second phenotype, called durable, might have grown up in a predictable world—for example, a strict religious sect or just a family that experienced little change—and developed only certain coping strategies as a result.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Kyiv has said that drones relying on the service stopped working at speeds above 100 mph, and also experienced disruptions when flying at lower speeds.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Lee, enraptured, sensed that a transfiguration was happening.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • At Lincoln Bay, Duke said their elevators sensed water and immediately went to the 10th floor, where they were locked in place and unusable until contractors cleared out the pit below.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • One was Larry Page, the 53-year-old Google cofounder who had ties to California for decades and began severing them after the wealth tax proposal.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Both events revealed that the old models of long- and short-duration GRBs had holes in them.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Video showed the bird squawking while Fairbarn handled it, and prosecutors said Peachy felt pain when it was pulled by its feet.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Video showed the bird squawking while Fairbarn handled it and prosecutors said Peachy felt pain when it was pulled by its feet.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Reyes said that additional removals must halt while the case, filed by the DC Preservation League and two golfers earlier this year in hopes of stopping the renovation, underwent further review.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Pimlico identities State of Maryland The Preakness Stakes was held at Laurel Park in May 2026 while Pimlico underwent redevelopment.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • At the hospital, the officer said Lopez smelled like alcohol and had red, watery eyes and his words were slurred.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The L'Occitane Jasmine & Bergamot products smelled good and did the job.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, companies are deploying AI agents by the thousand, and not one of them has read the company policy or heard the new local court ruling.
    — Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Jurors also heard about Garza’s previous run-ins with law enforcement — and his family’s struggles to get help from the county with his mental health.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Tasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasted. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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