have curdled
- present perfect of curdle.
Example Sentences
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In the wrong directorial hands, this sort of intervention could easily have curdled into sentimentality.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
Rather, they’re interested in systems that have curdled into solipsism and self-parody.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2019
Christian Rex van Minnen makes icons for an age whose virtues have curdled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2017
Their acts may have curdled in recent years, but Carr and Boyle started life as skilled provocateurs, playing at being unpleasant, needling at the margins of the acceptable.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2013
‘Then I forgive you. But I saw her some time ago, driving a pony-trap towards Bywater with a face that would have curdled new milk.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
