curdle

Example Sentences

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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

As co-written by Baumbach and Emily Mortimer, the reunion between the two former acting buddies starts warm but quickly begins to curdle.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

It plays well with acid, doesn't curdle and gives great flavor and texture.

From Salon • May 23, 2022

If the lyrics’ probing political sobriety might come across as something of a bummer, the music’s rousing invention is a kind of reminder not to curdle into passive cynicism.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022

It was the first time I had ever really seen them, and Robin was right when she told me they were enough to curdle milk.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep