Example sentences for: sour

How can you use “sour” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It is said that the human tongue naturally distinguishes among four types of tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.

  • at what point exactly do negotiations for reparation payments to concentration-camp forced-labor slaves "turn" sour?

  • Without Melfi, the psychiatrist, around to draw out Tony's human side, he and his buddies just seem angry and sour.

  • If it is more than a passing acquaintance, you might want to risk the person's embarrassment in order to be helpful, with a remark something like "I hope you don't take offense, but I feel sure you would want to know that, somehow, your breath has turned sour," or "your lunch is lingering," or whatever you are comfortable saying.

  • Sour tastants are acids, often found in spoiled or unripe food.


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