Example Sentences
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And when the Bucks chose to send Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat instead, the Celtics’ dream scenario had suddenly curdled into a nightmare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
A decade in New York had promised stardom; by Christmas 2016, the promise had curdled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Even as investor sentiment has curdled, TD Cowen believes a sustained appetite for data-center spending could cause Vertiv’s customer orders to accelerate as soon as the fourth quarter.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
His grief, long a catalyst for activism, has curdled into disillusionment.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
What is the voice, I meditated, but an expulsion of air; a few vapors scented with the curdled decoctions of the stomach, vegetables mulching and pulverized beef?
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
