sourness
Example Sentences
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Yet success soon turned to sourness in his relationship with the hierarchy.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026
While the rankings do take into account both taste and flavor, they are more so based on the level of sourness.
From Salon • Jul. 19, 2025
Adding heat with a spicy chili pepper can make your cranberry dish more complex while reducing sourness and astringency.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024
The sourness of the characters isn’t artificially sweetened, but bad behavior is shadowed by vulnerability.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024
Or had this war brewed up a sourness deep inside him, causing him to twist and turn like that sunflower as it tried to reach some sun?
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
