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The wind brought in a strong sulfurous odor that quickly made our eyes water.
—Anna Kuchment, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2021
Smoke rises from the stage like the sulfurous exhalations of hell.
—Vulture, 10 May 2023
Meanwhile, the tensions of past years continued to bubble beneath the surface like sulfurous spring water.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 2 May 2023
With a strong, slightly sulfurous flavor, a yellow onion has a sharp edge that mellows with long, gentle cooking.
—WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023
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
Even mildly rotten eggs will give off that sulfurous smell of, well, rotten eggs!
—Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 12 Mar. 2023
Moskowitz suggests making egg-free French toast with soy milk doctored with turmeric for color and Indian black salt (kala namak) for that characteristic sulfurous aroma and taste. Flax.
—Becky Krystal, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2023
Locals on Epi island — part of the small South Pacific nation, which lies to the east of Australia — reported seeing the eruption early Wednesday morning, with some posting pictures of a large column of sulfurous smoke on social media.
—Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2023
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