How to Use sulfurous in a Sentence

sulfurous

adjective
  • The sulfurous scent of hell wafted on the sea breeze.
    — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Others don't mind the sulfurous smell—up to a point.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • At the summit, one crater spits sulfurous clouds of gas.
    — Christopher Bagley, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Feb. 2018
  • The town abounds with hot springs, boiling mud, and, yes, the sulfurous farts of the gods.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Spoiled egg salad will smell sour or have a sulfurous odor like rotten eggs.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Spoiled egg salad will smell sour or have a sulfurous odor like rotten eggs.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The wind brought in a strong sulfurous odor that quickly made our eyes water.
    — Anna Kuchment, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Even mildly rotten eggs will give off that sulfurous smell of, well, rotten eggs!
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Black gold had been gushing there since the nineteen-twenties, and a sulfurous odor hung in the air.
    — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Some say sulfurous and phenolic, others say straight-up skunky.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • The secret to keeping it tasty and not sulfurous is to barely cook the broccoli.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Bimbo stormed into the jacks, thrummed a sulfurous piss into the gurgling trough.
    — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
  • Smoke rises from the stage like the sulfurous exhalations of hell.
    — Vulture, 10 May 2023
  • The vulture seemed to have sniffed out a few sulfurous molecules from hundreds of feet overhead.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2018
  • The ground simmers at our feet as little mud volcanoes disgorge piles of hot, sulfurous muck.
    — Michael J. Coren, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Bathing in, and drinking, the sulfurous waters of the hot springs, was held to be a cure for everything from nerves to gout.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 18 July 2017
  • People describe it as garlicky, nutty, sulfurous, and even skunky.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
  • Yes, that tropical fruit that shows up on cooking challenge shows all the time because of its strong, sulfurous scent.
    — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
  • The light bounced off the metalwork of the limousine and made the flowers burst into sulfurous blossom.
    — Michael Hofmann, Harper's Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Lo stared through the window at the blistered paint of the dumpster, the sulfurous spatters of fireworks on the pavement.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The lightly sulfurous springs have been frequented since the Etruscans.
    — Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
  • With a strong, slightly sulfurous flavor, a yellow onion has a sharp edge that mellows with long, gentle cooking.
    — WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Spoiled egg salad may have a sour or sulfurous odor, slimy or watery texture, and other signs of spoilage such as dark spots, mold, bubbles, or fizzing.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Crackly and sweet, with the sulfurous rattle of scallions just below the surface, the bread makes for superb snacking.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Onions Popular varieties of bulbing onions, green onions, spring onions, and leeks all emit a strong, sulfurous odor.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 3 May 2026
  • Keeping the cloves whole also means that the sulfurous compounds in a garlic clove (or any allium) remain intact.
    — New York Times, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Given the sulfurous volcanic mists that often swirl in dense clouds, Wallenda will wear a pair of goggles to protect his eyes.
    — Billy Cox, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Neither the kimchi fried rice, which tasted like ketchup and cabbage, nor the kimchi pancake did much to showcase kimchi’s sulfurous punch.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Meanwhile, the tensions of past years continued to bubble beneath the surface like sulfurous spring water.
    — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 2 May 2023
  • The hissing and sulfurous smell arrived first, as if the Devil was nearby, breathing heavily.
    — Eva Sohlman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2019

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