How to Use curdle in a Sentence

curdle

verb

• Too much heat will curdle the custard.
• Too much heat will make the custard curdle.
• If the mixture starts to curdle, add a few spoons of the flour.
  — Sophie Dweck, townandcountrymag.com, 24 Apr. 2023
• But as the logic of the Cold War took hold, those hopes curdled.
  — Samuel Clowes Huneke, The New Republic, 22 Sep. 2023
• Take great care that the mixture does not cook or curdle.
  — NOLA.com, 30 May 2017
• The fat cap will look like hardened wax curdling on top of the surface.
  — Joseph Hernandez, chicagotribune.com, 9 May 2017
• The cast buoys material that, in the wrong hands, could’ve curdled in a minute.
  — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2023
• Add 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice to 1 cup of milk to curdle it.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 31 Jan. 2022
• The center will still be a bit liquid and the sides almost curdled.
  — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2017
• Along with it, the zesty confidence of the early 2010s has curdled.
  — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
• The cream cheese in our spinach dip winded up curdling right at the beginning and even scorched a little at the end.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2023
• Note: Keep an eye on heat; if too high and mixture starts to curdle, reduce heat.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2022
• Marie makes Malcolm a pot of macaroni and cheese and the whole thing begins to curdle.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2021
• Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes or so to allow the acid to curdle the milk slightly and the mixture to thicken.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 7 Jan. 2020
• Add milk to fill one cup; stir and let sit five minutes to slightly curdle and thicken.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2022
• Are things curdling on the set of the action-thriller Gunpowder Milkshake?
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 5 July 2019
• Add the potatoes, milk and 2 teaspoons salt, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat (resist the urge to heat it faster as this can lead to curdling).
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2023
• The sweetness of this novel would curdle if it weren’t preserved by a tincture of tragedy that runs through so many of these lives.
  — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2019
• By the mid-’90s, the easy intimacy the triplets had assumed began to curdle.
  — Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, 29 June 2018
• Then out of nowhere, a familiar feeling begins to curdle in the pit of my stomach.
  — Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 19 May 2022
• Even readers like me, already curdled against cars, will learn things.
  — Peter C. Baker, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
• But the spirit of mischief that used to define the internet has curdled.
  — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 23 May 2018
• Paula looks on with disbelief that’s starting to curdle for me.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2021
• The rivalry between the Salander sisters was curdling, though the fights stayed on the screen.
  — Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2018
• The intestines contain natural enzymes that cause the milk to curdle and sour.
  — Ashton Yoon, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2017
• Abraham watched the reports over and over on his phone, his stomach curdling with regret.
  — Author: Sabrina Tavernise, Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Aug. 2017
• As dreams of building a home fail, a sense of hope can curdle into a feeling of homelessness.
  — Meghan Racklin, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
• What had curdled my blood in Telluride was nothing in Jackson Hole.
  — Matt Bean, Sunset Magazine, 10 Jan. 2020
• Catching up with Edwards’ work, I was struck by how often the director was able to make my heart soar and curdle at the same time.
  — Carlos Valladares, SFChronicle.com, 4 Nov. 2019
• As more information came out about the driver of the truck, Mr. Ribeiro’s grief curdled into anger.
  — Farah Stockman, New York Times, 13 July 2019

Last Updated: 28 May 2024