Soupcon

Definition

soupçon /'su:psɒn/ n [sing] ~ (of sth) ( sometimes joc ) အနည္းငယ္။ ျပက္သိကာ။ တစ္စြက္။ a soupçon of garlic in the salad ❍ Do I detect a soupçon of malice in that remark?

Examples

1. ‘But any Ramsay conversation involves the full set of verbal condiments being thrown in the pot: a liberal sprinkling of both laughter and earnestness; a soupçon of vulnerability; and a generous slosh of anger and unpredictability.’
2. ‘And you can sense in him now that soupçon of defeat
3. a feeling that his life
4. by the narrowest margin
5. has failed in its trajectory.’
6. ‘The new director tries to square the circle by holding onto the buzz created by Ellis's woman-hating bloodfest while adding a soupçon of satire.’
7. ‘Allan listened intently
8. sometimes requesting a soupçon of elaboration
9. and considered all this for some moments.’
10. ‘Whether there's prize money at stake
11. or just pride
12. you just need some scientific wisdom and a soupçon of common sense.’
13. ‘Even when a play is fantastic or absurd
14. it needs to have a soupçon of credibility to go with the three-dimensional flesh-and-blood actors.’
15. ‘As with anyone who appears on television by choice
16. it would be churlish not to own up to at least a soupçon of vanity.’
17. ‘Including Russia (but not China or France) in the ruling committee might impart just the right soupçon of anti-Americanism to the new organization
18. which must be credible yet not intractable’
19. ‘In Cairo
20. the Egyptian court evoked the glitter and splendor of the oriental fairy tales
21. with perhaps a soupçon of Versailles.’
22. ‘However
23. more skilful growers and more determined winery owners have pushed several recent examples to heights heretofore not achieved
24. often with a stiffening soupçon of Cabernet Sauvignon.’
25. ‘Your thinking has a soupçon of immaturity and indecision to it.’
26. ‘He is insouciant
27. cultured and full of Gallic flair
28. with a soupçon of je ne sais quoi.’
29. ‘A soupçon of dignity and a bit of self-knowledge is part of growing up and growing old
30. and probably needs applying to how one dresses as much as everything else.’
31. ‘That's why I contend
32. with just a soupçon of exaggeration
33. that Britain's big choice will be made on May 29.’
34. ‘After mornings spent kicking and screaming in ‘the club’
35. we spent our afternoons on outings combining lots of fresh air and a soupçon of educational merit.’
36. ‘The pursuit of filthy lucre
37. and a soupçon of booze
38. had created constant inspiration.’
39. ‘He served up a wicked sense of humour with a soupçon of self-deprecation as he regaled the crowd with assorted tales.’
40. ‘There may even be a soupçon of self-importance to her insistence that the honorific be used.’
41. ‘But a soupçon of moral outrage may do France
42. and the world
43. some good.’
44. ‘If Red Sox fans have made themselves too much at home in masochism
45. Yankee fans need a soupçon of humility.’