Explore Sulphurous through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like sulfurous or unpleasant. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sulphurous in a sentence
Sulphurous meaning
Alternative spelling of sulfurous.
Synonyms of Sulphurous
Using Sulphurous
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of sulfurous.
- Useful related words include: sulfurous, unpleasant, vitriolic, virulent.
- In the example corpus, sulphurous often appears in combinations such as: the sulphurous.
Context around Sulphurous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sulphurous
- In this selection, "sulphurous" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, little, trio, liverpool and water stand out and add context to how "sulphurous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a little sulphurous and by the sulphurous water of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sulphurous" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sulphurous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is the tale of a man named Crucible who finds the Devil in his flat in a cloud of sulphurous smoke. (22 words)
The sulphurous trio were accused of infiltrating the top of the state, taking advantage of their long friendship with Jacob Zuma, whom they bribed in 2009-2018. (27 words)
I expect that sprouts, as with many other brassicas (cabbages, broccoli, cauliflower), have a bad rep because when overcooked, particularly by boiling, they are pretty ghastly – soft, waterlogged and a little sulphurous. (32 words)
It’s a luxurious geothermal spa with a stark and stylish look, featuring various steam rooms and hot pots powered by the sulphurous water of Deildartunguhver—Europe’s most powerful geothermal spring, located just a stone’s throw away. (39 words)
The atmosphere was so sulphurous Liverpool fans flung an inflatable aeroplane around the away end - a reference to the Munich air disaster - while a minority of United fans returned fire by chanting about Hillsborough. (34 words)
I expect that sprouts, as with many other brassicas (cabbages, broccoli, cauliflower), have a bad rep because when overcooked, particularly by boiling, they are pretty ghastly – soft, waterlogged and a little sulphurous. (32 words)
Example sentences (5)
The sulphurous trio were accused of infiltrating the top of the state, taking advantage of their long friendship with Jacob Zuma, whom they bribed in 2009-2018.
I expect that sprouts, as with many other brassicas (cabbages, broccoli, cauliflower), have a bad rep because when overcooked, particularly by boiling, they are pretty ghastly – soft, waterlogged and a little sulphurous.
The atmosphere was so sulphurous Liverpool fans flung an inflatable aeroplane around the away end - a reference to the Munich air disaster - while a minority of United fans returned fire by chanting about Hillsborough.
It’s a luxurious geothermal spa with a stark and stylish look, featuring various steam rooms and hot pots powered by the sulphurous water of Deildartunguhver—Europe’s most powerful geothermal spring, located just a stone’s throw away.
It is the tale of a man named Crucible who finds the Devil in his flat in a cloud of sulphurous smoke.
Common combinations with sulphurous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: