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A practicing Mormon, Coppins had no previous experience with gambling but quickly learned how easily the “joyful naivete” of his initial use “could curdle into delusion and compulsion.”

From Slate ● May 5, 2026

Piercing and horrible, the screaming is pitched to curdle the listener’s blood but not, in this instance, to overwhelm the voice of the narrator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

But I think that people think sometimes you'd be like, 'Oh, cream and citrus together, it going to curdle?'

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024

But his father declined the offer, and Cuenci’s voice began to curdle under the influence of puberty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2022

Tina shrieks loud enough to curdle the blood of a ghost.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

Euphoria curdles into frustration as she drops her head into her hand, the realization sinking in that the finals are now out of reach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

There may be an undercurrent of gossip, like the hints of discord between Affleck and Leavitt, but nothing that curdles our mood.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025

I’ve seen it over and over in my practice: A gesture that is initially received with intense gratitude curdles into hurt or anger.

From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2025

As in the short story, Margot’s perspective is the driver as she navigates a swirl of romantic hope, vulnerability and accommodation that eventually curdles into distaste.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

You have read this strange and terrific story, Margaret; and do you not feel your blood congeal with horror, like that which even now curdles mine?

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

Against him stand those who think Britain's hostility to cooling has curdled into a type of masochism.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Colombian writer-director Simón Mesa Soto’s acutely observed Cannes-recognized “A Poet” lays bare that torment with the tale of a has-been writer for whom exquisite suffering has curdled into garden-variety middle-age failure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

Mr. Soto has created a comedy that’s frequently smart in its consideration of art, class, commerce and curdled ambition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

Even as investor sentiment has curdled, TD Cowen believes a sustained appetite for data-center spending could cause Vertiv’s customer orders to accelerate as soon as the fourth quarter.

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

The thought curdled in Koffi's stomach, sickening, and she knew at once she couldn’t do that either.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

“Fish market gone bad, brine and blood. The melon sweetness of curdling bacteria. Urine, too, hot, tacky.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

He returned to a hometown that seemed to be developing under that same American planning influence whose reputation was curdling up north.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2024

The tagline — “What a guy! What a lug! What a hero! What a bum!” — illustrates the tentative truce between fans and umpires that is always, inevitably, one call from curdling.

From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024

Then warm liquid from a broth or sauce is added slowly to the mixture to temper the eggs and prevent them from curdling.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

I end up hunching over and slinking away, shame curdling inside me then reaching its fingers to wrap tight around my body.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali