| 单词 | sour |
| 例句 | Two hours later I was in Hollows, fighting down a sour stomach and climbing up onto the stage of an empty theater. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, good,” I say, a sour taste in my mouth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “You can’t really believe that I would give in so easily,” he said with a sour edge to his mocking tone. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He stared at her, dumbfounded, but her expression immediately soured. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I felt his sour little bursts of breath on my face. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'll tell you what it was, girl," he said, a voice from the night, a shadow leaning so close now that she could smell the sour stench of wine on his breath. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I tried to swallow whatever was rising from my stomach, which tasted like lemonade, something fruity and sour. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Mamá Jacinta gives me a giant plate of beans, rice, and shredded beef tostadas covered with sour cream, lettuce, and chopped tomatoes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Jinjoo pulled a sour face and punched the hay to make it comfortable. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He opened the door of a walk-in cooler but the sour rank smell of the dead washed out of the darkness and he quickly closed it again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She had a sour American look on her face. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The sour aunt smeared the goo on till it was used up and my ankle completely clagged. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Daddy’s a glass of milk, usually cold and delicious, but every once in a while, he goes sour. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The teacher, who reeked of sour ash, rapped the tiny backs of his students’ hands when they made a mistake. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “I—I’ve come to hate factory life. Oh Betsy, I hate what it’s doing to me. I don’t even know myself anymore. This corporation is turning me into a sour old spinster.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, because of their souring relationship, Megan had asked her mother not to come to her high school graduation. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Despite Nan’s warning, I was excited and nervous, but after fidgeting for over an hour that nervousness developed a sour edge. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He found her beautiful, if a bit strange and sour. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then her voice quickly zipped from sweet to sour. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He tries to fly but labors only inches into the gray, sour cloud and flops back to earth. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z In recent times his annoyance with the absurd obesity that prevented him from tying his shoes and his abusive satisfaction with all manner of appetites had begun to sour his character. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z After a time, all knew that the concourse was not going to turn sour or break up in a fight. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t roll over, so it was just an irritated me, the shag rug, and the smell of spilled sour soy milk in my face until I got rescued. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z As dirty as he was, he almost hated to scrub away the smells of musky tiger cub, souring goat’s milk, thick creek mud, and salty Sunderbans water. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z New calabashes were obtained and these were filled with sour milk and put in the same place as the old ones. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She stalked off, leaving a sour smell in the air. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He said I love you, Spanish girl, I love you, and pressed his sour mouth to mine. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not every man is what he seems, and a prince especially has good cause to be wary... but go too far down that road, and the mistrust can poison you, make you sour and fearful.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It’s salty and sweet and sour and perfect. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Going down to the Collaborative Classroom, I was afraid that our whole class would act as the invasive species, sucking up all the happiness with our sour attitudes. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “The first year they came up sour and pink.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z No amount of beauty work will erase the sour expression she always has on her face. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A sour puff of coffee-stained morning breath blows across the still kitchen and splashes into me. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Every swallow tastes sour, and the closer I get to school, the closer I come to collapsing. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I smelt a mingling of Pablum and sour milk and salt-cod-stinky diapers and felt sorrowful and tender. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Bleh?” she mumbled and pulled a sour face as she turned and headed to the back of the store. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He'd drink three whiskey sours, drive his Corvette to the launchpad, then fly to the moon in a command module smaller than my Rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The acrid smell of simmering turnips filled our cheeks with sour saliva. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z When used in cooking, its resin lent a pungent, onionlike taste perhaps not unlike modern asafoetida; when taken as medicine, the juice was said to cure sore throats, warts, fever, sour stomach, leprosy, and baldness. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z His face took on a sour, skeptical expression. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Officer Winya slid open the stable door, and a sour whiff of hay billowed out of the dusty building. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I took that to mean he didn’t have a clue as to how I would do that, and I trudged along in a sour mood. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The worms sometimes came live, and my mother would order me to squeeze their greenish entrails out and rinse them in warm water, so as to make them taste less sour. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweat and beer, rank and sour, and under that something else, something worse. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Shomari’s accusation curdled inside him like bad milk, leaving a sour taste in his mouth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I may not like the little sprit very much, but I’m not cruel enough to buy him a lute with a sour neck.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Snape, looking sour, pulled a small bottle from the pocket of his robe, poured a few drops on top of Trevor, and he reappeared suddenly, fully grown. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I see that Pattie is silent and her face is sour. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Dareon dashed inside the armory and returned with a skin of sour red. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She had the same broad nose with a mole on one side, the same sour mouth and hard eyes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Two younger girls that seemed closer to Anya’s age followed, one looking just as enthused as the adults, and one looking sour. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z But their antics seemed to be aggravating Draco Malfoy, who looked increasingly sour each time he saw them at it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The heat of the racing headlights burnt his cheeks, it seemed, and jittered his eye-lids and flushed the sour sweat out all over his body. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Once they had slept off their exhaustion, and got used to regular meals again and regained some weight, the mood was sour or surly, even among those without permanent disabilities. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Leon was already moving away, and as Cecilia and Paul Marshall followed him and converged on the gap in the thicket she said, “I’d rather have something bitter. Or even sour.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z One August day in 1929, when it was so nightmarishly hot that the milk in the prison’s kitchen soured, a riot erupted in the mess hall. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They entered the dairy, and at dawn the milk was sour and full of minuscule cadavers. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t even acknowledge my family, just gives me a sour look. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The gloom, the humidity, the permanent sour breath of rainy season all bore down on me like a bothersome lover. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “The thunder’s enough to turn the grass sour, but not much hope of it breaking before the evening, I’d say.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His letters always smelled like prison—like bleached floors and the vague hint of sour milk. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I loaf around until the company comes back in the early morning, grey, dirty, soured, and gloomy. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The hard, grooved candy stick is both sweet and sour, a jolt of flavor so intense I almost swoon. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I feed it sour limes from the dima tree to make it sneeze and wipe its bill off, one side and then the other side. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z To some observers, the only sour note in Man o’ War's career was Riddle himself. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Wood smoke and oil fumes, bodies and cigarettes, bangers and beans, sweet and sour manure. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Familiar scents filled his nostrils: wet leaves and dead grass, the rotted carcass of a squirrel decaying in the brush, the sour stink of man-sweat, the musky odor of the elk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And DeeDee's husband was obviously living with some mistress or other and turning her sour as an old fusty cat. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z When he opens his mouth, he smells sour. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z We passed around the bottle till I could feel it in my stomach, sour and warm. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He added a generous dollop of sour cherry jam to his glass, but I was inclined to drink mine unflavored, with only a cube of sugar to sweeten it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And contributing to the sour mood at Camp Two were disturbing snippets of news we received about Ngawang Topche’s worsening condition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Shadow took a sip, tasting an odd blend of sour and sweet on his tongue. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Within a month, Shin’s arrangement with the farmer turned sour. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Everywhere, a soup of smells—the sticky sour odor of fresh blood, and also filthy clothes, sweat, oil, disinfectant, medical alcohol, and drifting above it all, the stink of gangrene. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She takes a sip, scrunching her face like she’s eaten a handful of sour candy. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The land is dry and dusty, and my mouth is sour with thirst. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Percy’s mouth tasted like Iris’s sour green tea. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Thomas’s stomach turned sour—he knew the exact answer to that question, and some others now. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But after a year excitement begins to sour. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For the rest of her life she will recall the shock of that warm, sour liquid, a taste that leaves her unable to swallow another thing for the rest of the day. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘I do think I is remembering where they said they was going the night before last. They was galloping off to Sweden for the Sweden sour taste.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z So he dawdled until he came to the picket fence, and every day Mrs. Cobb was standing at the door waiting for him, scowling and sour. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z But that day the riddle upset Mamá so much that the fight it stirred up between them soured the game for Papá. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I can taste them, but I can’t tell if they are sweet or sour. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And then while I was still blinking he covered the Object’s lips with his sour, handsome, pot-smoking mouth. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I tried not to notice the sour faces in the crowd and took my shot. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Later, as the sour smell lingered, Mrs. Moss reminded everyone that it had been my fault and made me stand in the corner. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The room is warm; it smells terrible, rank and sour—I’ve barely left it since Thursday. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The mist entered my nostrils and lay upon my lips rank and sour. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When the lady ticket-seller saw me, her otherwise attractive face turned sour, violently so. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The adrenaline that had kept me going earlier was slowly turning sour. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My reply soured the cream in her voice. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He was on a roll and was about to say something else; but then, quite suddenly, he stopped, his face souring as if something unpleasant had occurred to him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The store smelled like sour milk, though the drink cases were still flickering with intermittent electricity. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Tod considered for a moment, his face sour and calculating. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His disapproval was made clear by the sour expression on his face. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z That may sound sour, but it went through my mind as I glanced across at her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Each breath I took was soured by the scorched, sickly sweet odor of the glue processing plants, while the canal, polluted with animal carcasses from the slaughterhouses, reeked of ghastly carnage. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His expression soured a little, but he shrugged. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Percy tried to ignore her sour breath and her calloused hands clinging to his neck. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z "Shagga mislikes your muddy Water here, so he must drink your weak ale and sour wine, and after his head hurts." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mom’s face soured as if she’d sucked on a hundred lemons. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Maybe it was an interesting story if someone else told it, Hannah thought, but Grandpa Will had a voice that buzzed like the plague of locusts, and he made sour lessons at every pause. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Koffi swallowed the sour bile rising in her throat, tried to still her buckling knees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Most often though, An said, prisoners were beaten, sometimes to death, simply because guards were bored or in a sour mood. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “You need a bigger gate,” Tormund complained to Jon with a sour look up at the sky, where a few clouds had blown in. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Jean Louise saw the glint of gold-rimmed spectacles slung across a sour face looking out from under a crooked wig, the twitter of a bony finger. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The smell of wet earth comes to me from those thumbed and tattered pages, the sour tang of moorland peat, the feel of soggy moss spattered white in places by a heron’s droppings. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I make a sour face as I shovel a large bite of rice and meat into my mouth. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “A glass of wine with dinner and an Amaretto sour after.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They smell earthy and sour, like wild animals. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Lunch was a handful of sour cream and onion chips, so I’m not having much fun. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But things started to sour for Megan, and in her relationship with her parents, in high school. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I don’t see what’s dangerous about all this,” Constance said with a sour expression. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I’m relieved to hear Baba’s final word, but Bushra sets her mouth in that sour way of hers. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z But if you put vinegar and sour stuff, it’s going to be sour. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t touch anything sour or pickled, cabbage, fried eggs, or the spicy red sauce. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Despite the sputtering light, it was a dim and smoky place that reeked of bad ale, stale bread, and sour wine. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z That’s where I would take the beetroots, turnips, dried mushrooms, and barrels of soured cabbage. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He leans next to me, his breath sour and smoky all at once. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Down you go,” the sour aunt said, “down to the parlor. I'll be right along, once I've prepared your cure. But whatever you do, be quiet. You'll be very sorry if you wake my brother.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It’s sour tasting and contains bits of maize that settle at the bottom, requiring you to shake it up before enjoying, hence the name. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z It was wine he wanted, though—sour, dark, and dismal. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As sour as Mrs. Caruthers was about oatmeal, Ophie didn’t want to see how she acted if one of her dishes got chipped. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I took a drink from a horse trough and was thirsty enough not to care that the water was brackish and sour. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “The rest of the tangerine is sour, I shouldn’t eat it,” he said, and I stared at him, the words going slowly to my head, then looked down at the fruit on my plate. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But I already know the message in Elizabeth’s sour smile: she worships Hilly, but Elizabeth does not care to share her help with anybody. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her stomach felt sour, like she’d eaten something rotten, but at least she was keeping her tears at bay. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “You know what milk tastes like when it nears the expiration date, just the littlest bit sour?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got home, Mommy placed the quart of milk he sold me on the table, opened it up, and the smell of sour milk filled the room. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I make sour lips and hold the trombone up, slide in position. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The sept beyond had never been rebuilt, though; only a seven-sided foundation remained where it had stood Robert Barathean's fury had soured the ironmen's taste for the new gods, it would seem. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The agony of wonder made the fuzzy seats hard, soured the boiled eggs, and when I looked at Momma she seemed too big and too black and very old- fashioned. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lips pressed together like she’d tasted sour lemonade, like that time we added salt instead of sugar. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “The kid is drunk,” he muttered to his wife and kept on walking, shooting back a sour glance after making it a safe distance. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And now he could not climb, nor walk nor run nor swordfight, and the dreams he'd dreamed of knighthood had soured in his head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “We’ll do something else instead,” Eleanor said; I can play bridge, she thought; I like apple pie with sour cream, and I drove here by myself. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z She liked how they started each meal with a bowl of fresh yogurt, how they squeezed sour oranges on everything, even their yogurt, and how they made small, harmless jokes at each other’s expense. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Harsh and sour, it brought to mind my first year in Chicago. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He was thirsty now, and he could smell something like sour water. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Leave it to our town to be named after a wild berry sour enough to change your outlook on life, with a pit the size of a cannonball. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He had a very agreeable face, despite his severe, somber demeanor and his frequently sour expression. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivory, dressed in his uniform and smelling of sour sweat, groaned as the needle attached to the IV bag slipped into his vein. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The slightly sour smells of varnished wood and spilled beer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My teeth became sour as I listened to his story. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The woman didn’t seem to accept Mitt, she seemed to sour when she looked upon his round, only half-Korean eyes and the reddish highlights in his hair. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I peek inside my parents’ bedroom, and the sour smell nearly knocks me over—a mix of unwashed hair, gas, and sweat. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She waited for the phone call from her dad to go sour on her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The flimsy binds were a silly thing to take comfort in—they’d do nothing if Diko's mood soured—but he was subdued, at least for now. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It is the emblematic photograph of Ernest Lawrence and Robert Oppenheimer together in the full bloom of their friendship, long before their personal relations became soured by rivalry, suspicion, and politics. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The lightless elevator swayed back and forth as it ascended, turning the boy s stomach sour with nausea; a smell like burnt oil invaded his senses, making him feel worse. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z The shades were pulled and the place had the sour smell of garbage. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Still yelling, the khaki babies were loaded on to their dumb-waiters and wheeled out, leaving behind them the smell of sour milk and a most welcome silence. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When she saw Kaz, her lips thinned to a sour line, and she lifted her glass, the gesture more threat than toast. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Justice Wargrave still in the same thin sour voice addressed Armstrong. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Packages of salted peanuts, buttermilk cookies, two pimiento-cheese sandwiches in plastic, sour balls, and a can of Red Rose snuff. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was used to his mind betraying him, taking a moment of joy and turning it sour and grim, spinning it about in his head until it was all he could think about. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The rest of the trip—mercifully short—was spent in a cloud of sour vomit. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman who owned it was a sour crone with a wandering eye who looked them over suspiciously and bit the coin that Catelyn offered her to make sure it was real. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even from a few feet away, he smelled sour. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I could smell the thing—a sickening combination of wet sheep wool and rotten meat and that weird sour body odor only monsters have, like a skunk that’s been living off Mexican food. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z My mouth was sour and pasty, like I’d swallowed a slug. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And Neylan’s visceral disdain for Robert Oppenheimer—“so conceited that he just shoved God over”—may well have contributed to the bitter break between Lawrence and Oppenheimer that soured their last years. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When I get to class, my sour mood must show all over my face, because Yolanda asks me right away what’s wrong. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The pus that burst forth was thick and yellow as sour milk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Johnny went to the larder and found bread and sour milk for the animals. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It reminded me of the fried papanasi my mother served with sour cream she made herself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then he began smelling the gray and sour odor even when his father wasn’t there, even when Pigeon Day was over. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Calder stepped over a nasty pile of garbage that smelled of sour milk and sneakers. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion arrived late, saddlesore, and sour, all too vividly aware of how amusing he must look as he waddled up the slope to his father. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Layla sounded exasperated and hurt, and it made Ivy’s stomach feel sour. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Throwing scoops of com to the chickens and mixing sour dry mash with leftover food and oily dish water for the hogs were among our evening chores. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When he leaned forward to take the money, his stench—like sour milk and feet that hadn't been washed in weeks—flooded my nostrils and made my gorge rise. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His mouth tasted sour, his head ached, and he wished the sun were not so oppressively bright and that Master would not speak so loudly over the newspapers at breakfast. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It seemed a good idea to the tiger to follow these smells, and he left the pool of sour stuff and began to walk toward the entry. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z And the wine ... the wine was dark and sour, but strong. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The winged hags pressed in, their breath sour, their eyes burning with hatred. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When he made eye contact with Dill, his expression soured. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The anticipation that had been growing in me turned suddenly sour. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I can tell Shiloh likes the fried chicken better than he liked the sour cream-frankfurter mess he’d been eating all week. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Septa Scolera was thick-waisted and short, with heavy breasts, olive skin, and a sour smell to her, like milk on the verge of going bad. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z How could it be otherwise, when Helen, at all times and under all circumstances, evinced for me a quiet and faithful friendship, which ill-humour never soured, nor irritation never troubled? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “He is in a very sour mood,” one official commented. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She told us that this sour woman's one daughter disappeared years ago, and never calls or writes. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z On the way back to church, Phyllis hands out equal amounts of sour suckers to each of us. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Theron was a sour fellow who did not like to deal with prisoners face to face. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s something nice about those thick black arrows: sour here, salty there, like there’s a right place for everything. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Look here. She’s likely to turn back into a sour old cow by breakfast, so I say have a good sit- down and enjoy a little peace.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman’s breath was humid with rage, sour. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The damp, sour stink in his room infuriated him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z His shirt still has the sour smell from the paper plant. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “Well, I have been read—hearing some folks talk on the subject, and I think it’s a tiny little critter that causes the infection. You know, like the same thing that makes milk sour.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Ugh," she exclaimed, "that sour face of hers will curdle my food.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Dandelions were either sweet or sour—there were never any moderately nice ones. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The train car smells of diaper rags and sweat and sour milk. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Both inside and outside have a sour painful feeling. Too tender to even touch!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Alfhercht nodded, cast one last sour glare at the arena, and brushed past them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z When we returned to town, the sour smell of smoke hung over everything. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z With sour making my whole head pucker, with the boy boycott back in full swing, I boot up my laptop and type into The Oracle: Guillermo Garcia and Art Tomorrow, hoping to find Mom’s interview. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The next morning the family was surprised to find that their sour milk had all disappeared, but everybody thought that the calabashes must have leaked. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I draw his body, his legs, his little antennae, his sour expression. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Thus as I sipped my smoking sour beer I thought that at table Estraven’s performance had been womanly, all charm and tact and lack of substance, specious and adroit. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Pigeon feathers drifted onto the windowsill, and one evening, when I poured milk over my cornflakes, I saw that it had soured. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When I opened the door the hall was black and seemed empty, but a familiar sour smell of onions and ale hung in the air. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z While I attacked the blueberry sour strings, she ran her hand through my hair and demanded to know everything I hadn’t put in my letters. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She stood up and made another Amaretto sour. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The news about the Starks had soured her, he could see. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Peggy hit a sour note then, and they all burst out laughing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z An hour later, I examined my treasure on the kitchen table: two handfuls of green beans, four stunted crook- neck squash that had been nibbled by mice, and a few sour cherries. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The temptation of the sour milk had clearly been too much for him, and he had given himself away. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Jam lowered her head under the weight of their blinkered love and pushed her plate away, half her food untouched and the rest of it sour in her stomach. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Could be you’re smelling some sour crude from a rig. Or a fox carcass left by a bobcat. Even a deer that lazy hunters didn’t track down.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He could smell the child: a milky smell, like chocolate chip cookies, and the sour tang of a wet, disposable, nighttime diaper. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Aunt Petunia gave him a severe look, and then nodded pointedly at Dudley, who had already finished his own grapefruit quarter and was eyeing Harry’s with a very sour look in his piggy little eyes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z One old maid—the sour kind—he knew them well enough. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The woman gives me a sour look but ignores me, continuing where she left off without missing a beat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z When he came across the calabashes of sour milk which the family kept in that hut, he drank them greedily, making a loud noise as he did so. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z So when the soil is too acidic, which can be thought of as sour, you should lower the pH factor. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He opens his lunch container and makes a sour face. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She tilted her head to the side and made a sour face back. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As we tucked into big slabs of sour cream raisin pie, Grandma observed, “They’re putting on a talent show. We might look in on that. We won’t have to stay till the end.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The scent of sour wine and garlic clung to Varys instead of lavender. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z An old woman with a sour wrinkled face, their grandmother, sat closest to Olanna, clutching a handbag and murmuring to herself. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Do you belch gas and sour food into the mouth? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She smells of sour body odor and dirt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His face is puckered like he’s eaten something sour. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There was a field on one side where lettuce grew in the summer, and a row of sour cherry trees on the other. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z My favorite dishes are full of butter and cheese and sour cream. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The smell of sweating bodies and sour urinals almost overpowered me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Bull pulled back from the table and belched, a low sour note from an old tuba. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Country is lemons—not sour, but sugar sweet and tangy. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Margit gave them milk tea and warm pancakes with sour cream and jam. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I gave the lute’s neck a sour, speculative look. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After that, the four of us wander the mall, trying on purple lipsticks and eating sour apple candy slices crusted in sugar that turn my tongue green. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Up through the hole came the smell of damp clay, and something else, an acrid tang like sour vinegar. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z ‘The first swallow was sour. But the rest tastes good.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He leaned forward, puffing out breath soured with stale tobacco smoke and whiskey. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The sour aunt lay under a quilt with her dentures in a jar by her bed, still as a marble duchess on a church tomb. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She shifts on the exam table, tearing the paper beneath her with her thigh, and gives me another sour look. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Their smiles went sour as the room filled with the sweet, acrid smell of rotting flowers and burning hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sour aunt propped my calf on a footstool and knelt by it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z When I get back to my room twenty minutes later, I'm carrying two plates of quesadillas, perfectly browned on both sides, topped with sour cream and salsa. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The vintage tasted thin and sour on her tongue. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My meal churns in my stomach like sour milk. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “And your mother. I couldn’t bear to watch her. She had fallen in love again. She thought only of the revolution. There was nothing I could do but eat my own sour guts.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, Tuesday night in every Muslim temple is Unity Night, where the brothers and sisters enjoy each other’s conversational company and refreshments, such as cookies and sweet and sour fruit punches. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When they had just bread and potatoes too many times at home, Francie’s thoughts went to dripping sour pickles. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Time to face the dinner plate,” Mom murmured, grimacing as the smell of burnt beef and sour tomato sauce filled the room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But no matter how hard she tried to position her tongue and her lips and her fingers the way Maestro Messina instructed, the notes still came out sour. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Is that how Alice had got rid of everything Cora had contributed these past five years, treated every turnip knob and bunch of sour greens? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z In the same room with the fingerprints they’re handing out pieces of paper; you’re supposed to taste them and say whether they taste bitter, like peach pits, or sour, like lemons. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He actually used the word “victim,” which immediately soured the scythes. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She would crack the bathroom window and go to bed, and by the time Pearl woke, the sour smell of developer would be gone. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The doctor was a sour man and didn’t like Matt at all. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t understand why the guy was giving him such a sour face. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He had a sour, thin-lipped look even in sleep, and another resembled a reptile in molt, the skin of his face sloughing away in curls of dead skin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then, my father, who was drinking a whiskey sour, growled, “You’re not going anywhere until your relatives leave. You hear me?” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z A steward with a sour face stood there, a bundle of clothes hung over one arm. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The unripe mangoes were sour, but we liked that taste. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We'd gotten six cookies to split, and they’d been gooey and delicious at first, but all the sugar was beginning to sour my stomach. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z A your breath smell like sour turnips bee. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The coach said it like the words were sour in his mouth. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Oh yes, don’t show me that sour face of yours. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t see him, only hear him, smell the scent of old sweat, and dirt, and sour breath. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Obviously in sour spirits, he muttered that he had spent the entire morning scouring the town trying to find a hat for $2.50. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother looked a little worried as if she had bitten into something sour she had thought would be sweet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z If Cecilia made her peace with her family, he would keep his distance without seeming sour. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z There is no evidence that anyone has been here in a long time except for the smell, that sickly sour stench designed to keep the living from the dead. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The stairwell was lined with stones and a sour smell emanated from below. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mortola’s face looked sour, as if he had told her to eat a bar of soap, but she took two or three reluctant steps back. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “They were quite common in the Fifties. They were so sour that it set your teeth on edge even to smell them.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “That mountain lion had as much right to his life as that sour old biddy does to hers,” he said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The sour aunt held a china bowl in one hand and a cloudy glass in the other. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z That evening Mrs. Moss prepared her infamous sour broccoli soup, which she made from half-rotten vegetables that she got from a man who delivered crates of supermarket discards. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I shall never forget....I haven’t forgotten, but the memory is not sour. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Mallister or no, he was a more amiable riding companion than this sour old priest that his uncle Aeron had turned into. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It's this big, falling-apart place with a bunch of apartments, and it looks sad and smells like fish and sour milk. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The idea of any of them dying made him feel empty - like he was back in the giants’ bronze jar, alone in the dark, subsisting only on sour pomegranate seeds. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He swallowed down the sour taste of firewater. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I bow my head slightly to keep from smelling the sour alcohol breath blowing down on my face, and instead find a spot on the far wall just behind Apa’s brown belt. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I'd just finished signing my autograph in steamy yellow when a rusty gate opened up with a tiny shriek and there stood a sour aunt from black-and-white times. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z We also control the number of butter pats our customers get and the amount of sour cream on their baked potatoes. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z From the grille at the counter the steam of stew came pouring forth, with a sour metallic smell which did not quite overcome the fumes of Victory Gin. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z My high school grades were sour, my SATs low, but my musical and writing abilities were strong and I had good recommendations. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face was scrunched up like she’d just smelled sour milk. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z As the relationship between America and the Soviet Union soured overseas, more and more Americans tended to agree with him. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The sour smells of wood smoke and wool and cows cling to him, saturating his poncho, his rough skin. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I boil sour milk in a pot, mash in some of the stale bread, and try to feed them from a cup, bread and goody. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z My belly rumbles, sick on their sour meat. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z We shared a large cinnamon pretzel and had lemonade, but the sugar caught in my throat and the drink was too sour. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He smelled like a vinegar barrel or a sour angel. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Some pies were still too sour, other; gritty with too much sugar. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She was such a sour, complaining woman that everyone expected her to dance with glee. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He said the words in a sour way, as if they were well-known sins. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “How can it taste sour?” she yelled as she wiped me down with a rag. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I shake some vinegar into my hot and sour soup and stir it in. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Their mouths were wet and soured with beer, and when they pushed themselves down on her, they felt small and soft between her thighs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We cut up carrots and celery and made onion dip with sour cream and Lipton soup mix. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I would have felt a little giddy if Miss Marva Hendrix hadn’t soured the day by making me out to be my sisters’ oppressor. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Uncle Al is sitting in his chair, his face pinched and sour. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Billee’s one fault was his excessive good nature, while Joe was the very opposite, sour and introspective, with a perpetual snarl and a malignant eye. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Amber clears her throat and tries again, face sour, jaw tight. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The woman in the blue dress entered the far door and stood for a long moment examining them all with a sour face. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One door had to be the sour aunt's room. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z When he -moved closer, she could smell the sour stench of wine on his breath. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z However, Water Street turned a little sour on the other side of the park, where things went retail. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When the equipment abruptly malfunctioned, Jim went on alone, hitting a few sour notes. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z His face was so close to hers that she could smell the sour stench of his breath, and his hand was at her throat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His lips were parted, and his breath reeked with foul, sour fumes. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sohrab was fairly restrained—he only put a little splash of lime juice on his faludeh—but I doused mine in enough sour cherry syrup to turn it into Klingon Blood Wine. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I swallowed the lump of sour fear in my throat and forced my eyes open. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And all the good dinner smell turn sour. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The whole sky smelled sour green, and stray pieces of ash flicked over my head. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew it wouldn’t take much bitterness to sour her expression and make her look exactly like Queen Marie. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But her stomach felt hollow and sour, and she couldn’t tell whether it was the early hour and her empty belly, or dread of the day to come. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Malcolm was seldom tempted by the drinks they sold in the Trout: beer was bitter, and wine was usually sour, and whisky was abominable. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Aunt Chipo was squatting inside, her mouth set in a sour line. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let me sweeten that sour tongue of yours,” he says, pressing it down. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He moved around North America, through Chicago, New York, Canada, riding the tough horses, the sour ones, and the nervous ones, but his statistics continued to slip. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked way ahead of her so she wouldn't see my sour face and got lost once again in my own thoughts until Grandma's voice brought me up sharply. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They’re so sour they dry up the inside of your mouth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Salt instead of sugar, and the cream is sour,” replied Meg with a tragic gesture. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt their sour breath all over me, elbows and knees constandy in my back. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I shot him a sour look, though I knew from the warmth in his voice that he was only teasing. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I get a big whiff of sour perm and heavy perfume smell. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, things began to sour once more for the whole family. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We looked at each other, reluctant to end the visit on what you might call a sour note. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene’s expression soured considerably at this development. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z "Here, let me help you to some of this delicious sweet and sour ostrich." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a small skinny old hag with a moustache on her upper lip and a mouth as sour as a green gooseberry. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose it was useless for me to expect her to forget my sour temper of the daytime with all sorts of amorous attentions in the evening. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He had an intense face that looked, even smiling, as if he were chewing something sour. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The auctioneer gave her a sour look but did not disallow the bid. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was great exploring out there, but Shay’s obsession with David had started to sour it for Tally. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Chewing on the sour juicy fruit made Salva feel a little better. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She has soured her niece’s welcome, scolding her the minute she gets out of her car. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My lips pucker like I just tasted something sour. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Roose made a face, as if the ale he was sipping had suddenly gone sour. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His face soured and he growled his refusal. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the sweet, lingering memory of it soured into poison on my tongue. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The sour taste burned my mouth, and my hands would not stop shaking. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sour taste in my mouth grows stronger. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Mammachi caught a whiff of inexpensive perfume soured at the edges by airline sweat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They straightened up when Carlos gave them a sour look. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The odor of sweat filled the air—a gym’s sour perfume. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Above them in the sour red skies, things were circling on huge black wings. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Just a little more beseeching, a few amens, and we’d head home for cold pigeon pie and sour pickles. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The tangerine was very sour, I had a sharp, bitter taste in my mouth, and I had only just noticed it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Caleb, the owner of the Drift, possessed a notoriously sour disposition; Sam had a reputation as the barkeep who enjoyed conversation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I’m sure in my outlaw fantasies I would’ve been as defiant as Shea, but something about this situation had soured me on romantic rebellion. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The sour taste of panic rose in my throat. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Better not try to brew beer there now, or it would turn out sour, boy; don’t you think so?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The washtub, where his mother had been washing earlier, was open still, and filled the kitchen with a sour smell. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The smell is sour, and it nips at the inside of my nose. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It sounds weird, but it is actually delicious, especially when you drizzle it with sour cherry syrup and lime juice. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z That night the strange animal again nosed about the dark corners of the hut and drank all the sour milk, turning the calabashes upside down to empty out the last drop. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z His visor had been removed from, his helm, to better show his dour face; pouchy bags under his eyes, a wide sour mouth, rusty hair spotted with grey. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The sour aunt carried on looking at me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He heard a menacing rustle in the leaves just before a putrid smell soured the air—the smell of something long dead. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I can tell she knows, it’s like a smell, her knowledge; something gone sour, like old milk. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z A sour taste filled the back of her mouth that made her want to spit, but at the sound of approaching footsteps, she looked up. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z But even after the sour of the encounter had faded, forlornness welled up around him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z When she finished, she ran her tongue over her teeth and then made a series of short smacking sounds with her tongue against her palate as though she’d just eaten something sour. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A sour taste suddenly nipped at my tongue. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The scent of lemongrass and sage, once pleasant, turns sour in my nose. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The throng haint’s foulness seeped into her mouth like the aftertaste of sour milk. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z His stomach was a bit sour and his feet already hurt. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Last, the sour aunt in the woods worried me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Anya’s stomach turned sour, but Mama didn’t seem to hear the magistrate’s threats. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z ‘Because the Swedes of Sweden have a sweet and sour taste. So says the BFG,’ the Queen said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ha! Can you imagine the traffic on the interstate trying to get there?” says my mom, in a sour grapes kind of way. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I wish I could take the words back as Soojin’s expression instantly sours. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It was pretty sour reading, but the Trazon made it easier. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The high narrow kitchen faced on the yard which was a flagstone walk surrounding a square of cementlike sour earth out of which nothing could possibly grow. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The flag is flying, and the smell of sour grease permeates the air. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The only sour note—and here I degenerate into slang to more properly set the mood for the creature whom 1 am about to discuss—was Gloria, the stenographer, a voung and brazen tart. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Fact: When life gave me sour lemons, I tried my best to make lemonade. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I smelled grapes and something more sour—wine. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Once more the sour notes of the hammer offended Ranofer’s practiced ear. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He perked up a little at that, but just as quickly his expression soured. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I am very fond of this sour milk, which is known as amctsi among the Xhosa people and is greatly prized as a healthy and nourishing food. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a good thing I’m not the grouchy type, because then I might become sour and bad-tempered. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Doubt curls into my stomach, souring it with anxiety. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z We sat there, two boys under a sour cherry tree, suddenly looking, really looking, at each other. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I down my sour strawberry lemonade in four sips, like some depressed adult throwing back shots, and I chew the ice because I paid for that too dammit. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z She sniffed, a clear case of sour grapes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Some had sour, gimlet-eyed faces; some had not yet lost the rolling gait of sea captains. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My stomach had that sour feeling to it, like I’d eaten an entire bag of raw peanuts. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The minister was urging us to pray for Governor Faubus and do whatever was necessary to heal any sour feelings we had against white people. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The white men sat with sour water in their mouths. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw no reason to change his perennial opinion of her as a sour and fidgety frustration. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Ignatius filled his lungs with the pungent, sour aroma. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I ate alone and walked back to my room in the snowy twilight, with a sour, humorless feeling as if I were the victim of a practical joke. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And what the scorching, searing, freezing, poisoning weapons of non-life have failed to do may be accomplished to the end of its destruction and extinction by the tactics of survival gone sour. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Sansa could smell him,- a stink of sweat and sour wine and stale vomit, and over it all the reek of blood, blood, blood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He could taste the sour sickness in his stomach. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Barbecue, sour cream and onion, salt and vinegar, cheddar ranch, flaming hot, and I tried to figure out which would be the one that could be most easily beaten by a stick of gum. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And then the Permian crowd turned sour and she knew something horrible had happened. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was sweet and minty, but there was something sour too. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I think the experience soured both of us on alcoholic pursuits. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I stop seeing Hannah with her usual sour face and her huge teeth and her fading black clothes. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The sweet and sour flavors tickle my tongue. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z My body was weary and full of sour adrenaline. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Miserable and with a sour knot in my stomach, I took in my surroundings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We remained in class until 12:45, and then had a lunch of samp, sour milk and beans, seldom meat. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Oh, no, no. Other babies can tell you whether it’s gas or a pin, or milk souring on them. But he’s a real Silsbee, and they never do, you know.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t think she was sour; only proper. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “You might get a peppermint,” Matty went on, “or a gumdrop, or maybe something they call a sour ball.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He would feed them wormy oranges and sour milk. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I packed a bag of sour cream and onion chips that I found in our kitchen cabinet, an outdoor blanket for all of us to sit on, and a pack of playing cards. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The room was cold and the air had a sour stale odor—the mixed smells of kerosene and silver polish and tobacco. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The experience had soured him, but he was widely respected as a veteran and a good farmer. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z His body revolted at what his instinct had made him do, and the result was a dry, sour, agonizing spell of kneeling and vomiting until his stomach and his heart were empty. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I played this strange jumble through two repeats, the sour notes staying with me all the way to the end. inti JUI LUl.li LLUb When I stood up, I discovered my legs were shaking. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear the sour histling of the cicadas in the trees around the house, the crickets in the field. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Just as I’d hoped, the added power of sour caused a buzz. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z My breath tasted sour, and I turned my head so she wouldn’t catch a whiff of it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The leaves are just starting to spot brown with defoliant and I can still smell the sour chemical in the air. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z From their grimy swing doors, endlessly opening and shutting, there came forth a smell of urine, sawdust, and sour beer. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But the moment passes and my vindication, if that’s what this is, tastes sour. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The flavors are sour blue or cough syrup. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z My stomach is sour with the lack of food, but I no longer feel hungry. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Soft and sour, the smell of distant death. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It puts a sour taste in my mouth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z You hear the skin, meat, and seeds crunching inside your head, while the inside of your mouth explodes in little spurts of sour. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I can picture her face as she reads my plea for help, the sour disappointment, the exasperation. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The solid weight of Carmine is in my arms, his hot breath, slightly sour and sticky from his morning milk, on my cheek. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z When he returned he smelled sour, and his face was damp and very pale; but he seemed composed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I haven’t stumbled into a classroom; it is an old janitor’s closet that smells like sour sponges. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Ina sour, foggy flash the whole nightmare came back to me: being followed, the fear, the anger, the rat-faced kid, the beating. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But that's a dark and creaky thing that moves like a snail and smells of sour milk. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Up and down the street transistor radios clicked on and hummed into the sour air. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z La Saline-on-Garbage: the air sharp with the smell of rotting oranges, sour with the smell of latrines shared by many. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My mouth went dry, then filled with spit, then went sour. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I ask, temporarily distracted from my sour mood. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I eat the Lifesaver, but it turns sour on my tongue. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I blinked salt out of my eyes and spat out another mouthful of sour seawater. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z That soured his first meeting with Oppenheimer, who was invited to the Oval Office on October 25, 1945, to discuss legislation for domestic control of the atom. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A rage simmers from my heels to my head, tinged with sour fear. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I said the word “teammates” as if it tasted like burnt cookies and sour milk. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The rain had stopped and now the sour smell that rises from wet mango leaves was hanging low over the alley. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He reeked of sour wine, onions, and sweat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But when I spotted a bottle, half filled with sour milk, I had to reach for it with my bare hands. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The animals had so much to eat they could afford to ignore food that tended to be sour. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He broke the ice in a basin and dipped his face in it with a grimace tike eating something sour, said A-a-ah, and rubbed his stinging cheeks vigorously with a towel. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They had a nice flavor, though they were small, hard and quite sour. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z A sour smell, disturbed by their wings, filtered up. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no response, offered no comment, betrayed no visible reaction to the steady stream of honey-filled lozenges, the raspberry truffles, the slender rolls of sour pastilles. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In his room the walls and floor had a wet, sour smell. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I turned down the next block, whizzing past the cookie-cutter houses painted in one of three shades: bitter brown, sour cream, or sullen yellow. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The carriage smelled of sour body odor and urine. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Milton’s got flat feet. Does that sour the deal for you?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When Yoren had dragged her into that alley she'd thought he meant to kill her, but the sour old man had only held her tight, sawing through her mats and tangles with his dagger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Usually I can tell as soon as I meet someone. Like, Amy’s mom there is a pineapple upside-down cake, and her dad is a sour cream coffee cake with a crumbly blueberry center.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I stuff the rest of the bread in my mouth and gulp down the banana milk shake, which tastes sour and hits my stomach gur- gling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Brangwain Spurge put down his apple with a sour twist to his mouth. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I thought about my sour, shaky stomach that lurched between feeling starving and feeling pukey. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Mrs. Cobb was waiting for him just inside her door, scowling and sour and wondering why he hadn’t come yet. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He still liked candy, hard candy—not divinity or caramel—sour balls being his favorite. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We filled our pockets with unripe oranges that were sour and unbearable to eat but the only source of food at our disposal, and we were on our way. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Mom returns with bags full of potatoes and onions, applesauce and sour cream, flour and jam. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Prince Brat dodged out of his grasp, and a sour smile crossed his face. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z He smelled faintly sour, the way people on medication sometimes do. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was turning pale green, the colour of sour apples. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Somebody, a third party, agreed the fishing had gone sour, the bank seemed all dried up real sudden, he’d been thinking on fishing at Elliot Head, couldn’t tell but maybe things was better there. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Lord Lefford, the sour bird who had charge of their stores and supplies, leaned forward. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The air was thick with sweat and the sharp sour smell of beer, and couples dry humped in darkened corners. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Later that evening Dad and I went to the grocery store and stocked up on several bags of lemons and my secret sour ingredient, Lemonhead candy. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z With a brave face he immersed himself in the sour odor of the parakeets, and in my grandparents’ own particular aroma, a mixture of mothballs and hashish. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "Well, one or two of them, at least," Tyrion said with a sour smile. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Everything here—the sour air, the muffled noises, the depth of the darkness—was different. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Yoren had a twisted shoulder and a sour smell, his hair and beard were matted and greasy and full of lice, his clothing old, patched, and sel-dom washed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Someone there might be able to help Belet, and if it all went sour, at least I'd be with Mama and Baba at the end. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "You are a sour man, Stark. Too long in the north, all the juices have frozen inside you. Well, mine are still running." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When he was reminded that he had been just as sour about his prospects before both the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, he replied curtly, “This time it’s different.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Similarly, if and when crime rates rise—which seems likely if the nation’s economy continues to sour—nothing would deter politicians from making black and brown men, once again, their favorite whipping boys. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Red ants that had a sour farty smell when they were squashed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was all by herself, a skinny girl with a sour look on her face and pokey elbows to match. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She meandered about, hands thrust in her skirt pockets; on her face a sour expression, almost righteous in the degree of its displeasure, appeared. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I would press the chalk-white color down into her skin, and it would sour, mixing with stubborn shades of radiant gray. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He presses her close, a hand at the small of her back, against the knot of her dress, tasting the warm, slightly sour tang of her mouth. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Trefusis could not continue, soured his visage, then made another attempt, this time more gentle in his tone. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z His mouth is puckered, like he just swallowed something sour. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then he took the eyepiece out, replaced his glasses, and fixed the boy with a sour and suspicious look. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z We spoon chili into mismatched bowls from the cabinet and heap them with sour cream and pre-shredded cheese. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Even with his pants ripped at the knee, and his hands scratched up, smelling like sour metal. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z It was a quiet, respectful service, with only one sour note. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Last summer, before Luke had turned into Kronos and everything went sour, there had been a few times when I thought maybe ... well, that we might get past the strangle-each-other phase. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She was holding two swords—long bronze scimitars that glowed with a weird greenish aura, boiling wisps of vapor that smelled sour and hot even across the yard. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A sour, metallic taste was in her saliva and she swallowed it down. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Helmuth catches the sour smell of beer, and it sickens him. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z It tasted sour now—he realized he was worried about the girl. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She’d almost forgotten that every day would be another day stepping and fetching for Mrs. Caruthers, and it made the last few sips of milk taste sour. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I wanted to thank the sour aunt for curing my ankle. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He disappeared into another room and came back in a few minutes with a sour face and a small leather pouch full of money. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I would hear and feel the hammering of metal in my head, and these unbearable sharp sounds made my veins and muscles sour. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z That was a sort of mean thing to say and Bill had been sour over it for a month, but it was funny. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z At once, the slimy grayish goop—whatever it had been—splattered all over Koffi's legs, and a new foul smell soured the air. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He takes a swig and his face goes all sour. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Him and the woman looked at one the ’nother and soured up their faces. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z His voice thrust sweet and sour, and he accented the “dear.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She made a sour face and a gesture that was probably rude back in ancient Mesopotamia. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Palmer began to notice a gray, sour smell in the air. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” was the sour response, “and we’re in a bad position for an electron storm, too. Our Earth beam is right in the probable path.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The wine was strong and sour and required no translation. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He has me up against Bennie’s potato-chip rack faster than you can say sour cream and onion. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I love sweet and sour chicken—it normally makes me salivate like a Saint Bernard—but I’m not hungry anymore. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I began to chuckle, then caught myself as Dovid shot me a sour look. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Chronicler’s smile grew sour, and he swallowed the first words that came to his lips. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I remember. I tasted a couple, and I couldn’t spit them out fast enough—so sour my tongue wanted to shrivel up and leave!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The old man had a sour smell, as if he had not washed in a long time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The domovoi appeared on top of the oven, still looking sour. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Fear fermented in her and the spit in her mouth turned sour. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d stayed in her room all evening, skipping dinner—again, unlike Lexie, who had an appetite—and had been in a sour mood for weeks afterward. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Its constituents are men and women and children of all ages, folks on the dodge from collection agencies, relationships gone sour, the law or the IRS, Ohio winters, the middle- class grind. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It smelled of stale air and shoe leather and my grandfather’s slightly sour cologne. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z It then becomes thick and sour, rather like yogurt. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They won’t eat the bread and goody till I kill the taste of the sour milk with sugar. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She found him in the sour soil at the bottoms of gratings. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other side stood a girl with wildly curly dark hair and a sour expression. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z When strawberry seeds are still young and not yet ready to be planted, the surrounding fruit is green, sour, and hard. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The kids looked hot and sticky and their winter clothes had a sour smell. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Even the cherry Jolly Rancher soured in my mouth as I read. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z She puckered her lips unpleasantly, as though tasting something sour. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The cover was gone and the inside of the trailer smelled of wet plywood and that sour smell he’d come to know. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Frankfurters, sour pickles, strawberry jam,” shouted Officer Shrift from his chair. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I think this meant I had a sour look on my face. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z For instance, I remember one evening when Mr. Monroe picked some of his sour balls out of the bowl by his chair and dropped a green one on the floor. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z “Sour apples, remember? It’s just like the sour apples,” I said softly. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Besides, I imagine you sound more like the Kaiser,” I said, earning a sour look. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Into the hole four calabashes of sour milk were placed and then everybody was ordered to stand in a line. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The storeroom door was unlocked, and Abanazer entered, holding a walking stick and a flashlight, looking even more sour of face than before. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z But on those days he could smell the gray and sour odor of the gunsmoke. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She plopped a spoonful of white sour cream in, and handed the bowls to each of them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He pushed open the door, and a hideous cheesy smell of sour beer hit him in the face. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Only his dirty fingernails against my skin, only his sour smell again. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The ivory pages are heavy, slighdy sour, silken to the touch. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My heart wanted to leap toward my father but my stomach soured. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The frankfurters and cheese and sour cream is all gone, so I got to be watching for table scraps again and go out can collecting soon. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I smell like pit sweat and sour breath unless I scrub myself clean. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “It’s powdered milk. We made it fresh this morning. It can’t get sour.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He looked as sour and unpleasant as ever. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Within a few moves, though, Bobby’s mood soured. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the heat they produced—a humid, overbearing swelter—the smell of sour mildew seemed to rise from everything. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z My eyelids fly open and the sweet taste in my mouth turns sour. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She owned herself for a few hours every week was how she looked at it, to tug weeds, pluck caterpillars, thin out the sour greens, and glare at anyone planning incursions on her territory. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I looked up and saw my mother, her face twisted as if she’d bitten something sour. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Though a faint breeze blew in from the window the air in the room was sour and close. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The King of Sweden sent them a barrelful of sweet and sour pork. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Please don’t mention chickens,” said the bard with a sour grimace. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t mind. I can wait. It’s like the sour apples.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She tasted sour milk, and something else, something thick and bitter. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He had a sour feeling in his stomach at what he might find inside. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The lightless elevator swayed back and forth as it ascended, turning the bby’s stomach sour with nausea; a smell like burnt oil invaded his senses, making him feel worse. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The few times he did, he came home in a sour mood. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z As I waited for his reply, my mind flashed back to a winter day from long ago, Hassan and I sitting on the snow beneath a leafless sour cherry tree. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The memory of their faces, the last moment she’d seen them, made her feel like she’d drunk a bowlful of sour milk. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Her expression is so sour I bet her mother might not even love her. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “A whole number of things went sour there.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z But the scent that entered Palmer’s nose was the sour smell of gunsmoke. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The question sours in my mouth as he turns back to yanking the rest of the tattered plants. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It was the first sour remark she had made to him all the night. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It took three days and his witnessing almost every sour, cheek-reddening memory in my head for me to finally throw up some kind of defense. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But no—of course not—and as I felt the sour taste in my mouth and the sweat in my palms, I knew that in a minute I would be sick. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She sees me and her already sour expression turns stormy. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z |
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