sour

Example Sentences

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A pat of butter melting into everything, a scatter of cheese, a cool spoonful of sour cream.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

However, relations between the founder of petrochemicals giant Ineos and Ainslie reportedly turned sour and they split at the start of last year.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

As automakers learned the hard way with EVs, policy-driven investments can sour very quickly when incentives change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

In 2008, when the housing market went sour, banks didn’t know where all mortgage-bond risks lay.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

As sour as Mrs. Caruthers was about oatmeal, Ophie didn’t want to see how she acted if one of her dishes got chipped.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland