curdling

Example Sentences

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“Admiration was quickly curdling into hostility,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 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

Technology, nostalgia and the often-inflated value of brands and IP have created a nightmarish cycle of resurrection and regurgitation, curdling what we love most.

From Washington Times • Jun. 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