How to Use sour in a Sentence

sour

1 of 3 adjective
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  • The milk had turned sour.
  • He made a sour face.
  • The house smelled of baby lotion and sour milk and urine.
    — Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • The goal is to balance the saltiness, not turn the gravy citrusy or sour.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Discard any tomatoes that have a sour smell or pus along the crack.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The taste of something sour inspires people to take risks.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • To be robust but sour, like an alarm clock, is to make a fretful noise.
    — The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The result is part sweet and sour, part tangy and spicy and fully soul-warming.
    — Brooke Viggiano, Chron, 16 Feb. 2023
  • There are two types of cherries: sweet and tart (also called sour).
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2023
  • Regardless of the accolades, his life in the Army turned sour.
    — C. J. Chivers, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • As the dish came together, the smell — slightly sweet, sour and deeply savory — filled the room.
    — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Every few miles, the sour stench of decaying bodies rose with the dust.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The shot brought more sour feelings for the Americans during a rough first day.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • While that may leave a sour taste in some mouths, others think pickles are the real dill!
    — Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2023
  • After all, short of a serious sour puss, who doesn't like to laugh?
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 20 June 2023
  • When things turn sour, the cry is heard for government to step in with bailouts and subsidies.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Lime: Zest and fresh lime juice are added for a double dose of sour, citrusy flavor.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 11 July 2023
  • To make 4 cups sour milk, place 1/4 cup lemon juice or vinegar in a glass measuring cup.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Replace flour with a foul, musty, or sour odor or if the texture and coloring have changed.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 22 June 2023
  • Among the most popular wing sauces are gold rush, stinger (sweet and sour) and Buffalo.
    — Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • This one is made with gold tequila, triple sec, and a housemade sweet & sour mix and is served in a 10 oz glass that's garnished with salt and lime on the rim.
    — Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • There are rye and honey aromas on the nose, which morph into a bizarre but not unpleasant sweet and sour mix on the palate.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023
  • According to most polls, Americans are ending the year in a sour mood.
    — Zachary Karabell, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Spoiled egg salad will smell sour or have a sulfurous odor like rotten eggs.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Tequila gets friendly with passion fruit, sweet and sour, and orange and lime juices.
    — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Brewed from sugarcane juice, sukang maasim has a rather mild, sour flavor.
    — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Make restaurant-quality hot and sour soup or a twist on beef barley soup that gets a spark from lemon.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The optics of getting his house ready to sell days before the start of the Big East tournament will rightly leave a sour taste in fans’ mouths.
    — Mike Raia, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The moves have ensured that more barrels of those countries' heavier, sour crude will come off the market through year's end.
    — David Uberti, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Acetic acid is what's responsible for the tart and sour flavor vinegar is known for.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
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sour

2 of 3 noun
  • The decision was made at the bar at 11:30 pm with a rum sour.
    — Recode Staff, Recode, 10 May 2018
  • This drink is a winner for any fans of a New York sour.
    — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Krantz rarely bought clothes off the rack, and the thought of entering a mall turned her sour.
    — The Washington Post, nola.com, 23 June 2019
  • Which nations will feel the sweetness of joy and which the sour of despair?
    — Jared Young, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2018
  • Brew hounds in the know—you, now — will do well to ask for the secret list of rare Belgian sours.
    — Los Angeles Magazine, 20 June 2017
  • Get your fruit fix with this cloudy sour out of Problem Solved.
    — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Finish your meal with a stiff lemon sour and a bowl of rice topped with salmon roe.
    — Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
  • For fans, the allure of a sour comes in its uniquely tangy aroma and taste.
    — Ryan Prior, CNN, 18 Aug. 2020
  • That’s two parts base spirit, one part sour, one part sweet.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 4 July 2017
  • What the Fizzics did was remove that sour, funk taste that comes in cheap canned pilsners.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2019
  • Fallen leaves drift under it and form heavy, sour-smelling piles that are hard to reach with a rake.
    — Mary Laura Philpott, Country Living, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Keep tasting every day to know how far the sour has progressed.
    — Ian Knauer, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The beer promised prickly pear flavor but wasn't listed as a sour.
    — Tirion Morris, azcentral, 14 Feb. 2020
  • This mellow sour has restrained fruit and a bit of dryness.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 5 July 2020
  • This modern re-telling of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is about two sisters, one sweet and one sour.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Is this part of why, in so many cultures, no meal is complete without a touch of sour?
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Both the sweet-and-sour and the sesame variety tended towards the overly sweet.
    — Andrew Marton, star-telegram, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Sweet meets sour in the lemon meringue tart, which is fitting, given that the tart, ever the coquette, swings both sweet and sour.
    — Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Of the five tastes — sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami — sour is one of the most mysterious.
    — Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Wash it all down with a Chilean pisco sour or bottle of local wine.
    — Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2023
  • This sweet-and-sour recipe puts them to good use in a way that also pays tribute to the region’s German roots.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 24 Dec. 2019
  • The Raspberry Geyser sour is a refreshing pucker-up that glows like a pink rosé in the glass.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 5 July 2019
  • There will be 65 kegs of ales on tap that range from light sour to heavily fruited.
    — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2023
  • That means carrying light and dark beers, sours, lagers, fruit beers and more inside the small taproom.
    — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But craft beer is much more than stouts, sours and other hops-and-malt razzle-dazzle.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Its sour, slightly sweet, earthy and pungent flavor is great for dumplings and as a base for other sauces.
    — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Dogfish Head took the top honor for best canned beer with its Seaquench ale, a session sour.
    — Allison Steele, Philly.com, 2 May 2018
  • If the housing market sours, banks could cut their funding—a move that doomed some nonbanks in the last crisis.
    — Christina Rexrode, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2018
  • The latest trend in craft beer isn’t hazy IPA or kettle sours or nitro coffee stouts.
    — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Its lime- and lemon-sour profile with a pinch of sea salt won over judges at this year’s Canadian Brewing Awards.
    — Brierley Horton, Health.com, 27 June 2019
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sour

3 of 3 verb
  • The team's victory was soured by an injury to one of their best players.
  • Her disposition has soured in recent years.
  • His experiences have soured him.
  • Jealousy has soured their relationship.
  • The experience soured her on Prince for the rest of her life.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2023
  • That caught him off-guard and soured him on staying in Green Bay.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The emerging choices for the 2024 race further sour the mood.
    — Carolyn Van Houten, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Some, such as Agiye Hall, might have behind-the-scenes issues that sour their time in Tuscaloosa.
    — Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 6 Dec. 2022
  • But the worst of those expectations soured like old milk.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2023
  • But these small complaints don't sour our impression of the XC40 much.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The spike in yields has soured investors’ mood on Wall Street over the past few months after what had been a strong first half of the year for stocks.
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
  • But the collapse of the bank meant those bets quickly soured, crushing some investors.
    — Joe Rennison, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Relations between the two countries have soured since the coup.
    — Chris Liakos, CNN, 27 Sep. 2023
  • But while doing so, to avoid any action that will sour relations with the U.S.
    — CBS News, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Even in the icy temperatures, the stench of death from the bodies in the nearby yard had started to sour the air of the street outside.
    — Loveday Morris, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Jean began to sour on the family’s life in Long Island.
    — Adam Entous, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Having a big European business could sour the mix in the months ahead.
    — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2022
  • While that previous cluster of words is enough to sour the mood, the R8 GT will do just the opposite.
    — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Even in the icy temperatures, the stench of death from the bodies in the nearby yard had started to sour the air on the street outside.
    — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
  • His friends from high school have never heard of it, souring the moment.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 26 July 2023
  • The 2022 results soured a lot of voters on what Trump could do to tank the party yet another time.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 13 July 2023
  • And the plot is steadily ratcheted up to keep this 80-minute play from souring like a vegetable dip left out too long.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • As the mood within Facebook had begun to sour over the years, some badge posts began to take on a more mutinous tone.
    — Jeff Horwitz, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The relationship between Nielsen and the networks, long fraught, has been souring for the past few years.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The years since the agreements were signed have revealed another very good reason for Kyiv to sour on them.
    — Mario Loyola, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022
  • But the relationship between Nielsen and the networks, long fraught, has been souring for the past few years.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Soaring food and gas prices have led voters to sour on President Joe Biden and Democrats.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY, 20 June 2022
  • But according to the suit, things began to sour in January, when Triller missed a large payment to the Verzuz founders.
    — Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The region’s shortage of beds had soured her on trying to find shelter before storms.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Biden’s tenure hasn’t just soured non-whites on him; it’s soured them on the entire Democratic Party.
    — Henry Olsen, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023

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