sourness

Example Sentences

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Yet success soon turned to sourness in his relationship with the hierarchy.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

“You could imagine a case where they’re just less responsive to sourness in general,” Hayes said.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2025

Our sourness on living to work predates COVID, but remote work accelerated our rejection of pouring our souls into our jobs since, for more than a year, there was no divide between work and home.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025

The sourness of the characters isn’t artificially sweetened, but bad behavior is shadowed by vulnerability.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

That, more than anything else, brought the sourness to his lips.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss