hot air

Example Sentences

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Was it a prescient warning or a bunch of hot air?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

In the summer, it can lead to droughts but also heatwaves as hot air is drawn in from the south-east.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

The recent plummet in Bitcoin prices may be a warning of how much hot air is out there.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

To overcome these limitations, engineers have long relied on nickel-based superalloys for parts that must withstand hot air or combustion gases.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

A flooding sea of hot air; it seemed as if someone had left a bakery door open.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury