sour
adjective
having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart.
have soured
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present perfectof sour.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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One reason investors have soured on 60/40 funds recently is their abysmal returns in 2022, when major stock and bond indexes both fell at once.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
According to PMIs, input prices have already risen sharply, and expectations for the coming months have soured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
By 2012, the friendship between the two men appears to have soured somewhat.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
The New York Times’ Annie Karni reported on a number of others who have soured on Johnson’s leadership.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
The German professors and students, who in the early part of the nineteenth century lauded English constitutional liberty to the skies and made a god of Burke, have soured toward England since.
From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Collier, Price
