curdle

Example Sentences

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Two Navy sailors, Jefferson Jones and his pal, Sink, have been adrift on a raft for 18 days, long enough for hunger to curdle into imagination.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022

Don’t be concerned if it starts to curdle — that’s normal.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022

AHooooooooooooooooooooooo, the warhom cried, long and low, a sound to curdle blood.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin