boiled
Example Sentences
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Danny’s blood boiled, and he couldn’t force his feet to follow the others.
From Literature
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Claire and her brother got close to the tree I was sitting in, still giggling and talking, and right then I boiled over, and I couldn’t have held it back if I’d wanted to.
From Literature
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At dawn and sunset, Ananda, 63, climbs towering Caryota urens trees to collect the sweet, milky sap that is boiled into treacle -- a caramel-coloured syrup with a pleasant aroma that enhances the flavour of desserts.
From Barron's
In between shoots, she drank tea made from boiled snow and pine needles, and warmed her feet by a crackling fire.
I looked down at the plate of ham, boiled beans and fluffy biscuits.
From Literature
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