hot air

Example Sentences

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A strong, slow-moving high-pressure system - often called a heat dome - is trapping hot air over the region, pushing temperatures 20–30F above normal in parts of California, Nevada, and Arizona.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

As hot air rises off the desert floor, cooler air pours down from above and funnels between the mountain ranges, sending unpredictable gusts sweeping across the tennis complex.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Find the source of hot air, spot the killer news, and don’t speculate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Goat, hippo and duck-shaped hot air balloons floated in clear blue skies over war-ravaged Myanmar this week in a rare opportunity for escapism.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

The electric fan cooled the thick, hot air.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers