sulphurous
Example Sentences
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Clouds of sulphurous gases swirled around the crater and fissures opened up in the rock just metres away, revealing molten rock below.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023
On China's frenetic and hugely popular retail livestreams, glamorous hosts sell goods ranging from shoes and lipsticks to baby products and, increasingly, truckloads of sulphurous coal.
From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2023
From time to time the sea would flare with a soft sulphurous light where forty feet down Oiler was working with the cuttingtorch.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022
This is a great one for those for whom soda alone is too sweet: cumin and sulphurous black salt bring a savory quality, lime juice adds tartness, and the green herbs give grassy notes.
From Salon • Jun. 24, 2021
Sun, seeping through the blinds, filled the bedroom with a sulphurous light.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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