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The effect is both piquantly engaging and dishearteningly synthetic, like a well-turned sound effect—one simulating the thud of a screenplay dropped on a desk.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 8, 2019

You see it time and time again in the splendid film and television adaptations of her piquantly civilized novels.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2016

When asked about his influences, Albee once piquantly paired Sophocles and Noël Coward, and his work can be seen as a unique blend of tragic vision and hyper-articulate wit.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2016

Pan-seared dorade was a beautifully cooked fillet, paired with avocado-edamame purée and a piquantly dressed pink grapefruit and watercress salad.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2014

I understood the signal, so piquantly given; and obeyed it.

From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne