scald

Example Sentences

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A record-breaking heat wave is scalding California, with major consequences for the state’s most important reservoir: its snowpack.

From Los Angeles Times

I sipped the scalding tea, then struggled to my feet.

From Literature

“It was a hot wind, a scalding wind,” she went on.

From Literature

The teacup trembled in my hand and hot tea spilled over the sides, scalding my fingertips.

From Literature

The unseasonable heat will linger into Friday, weaken slightly over the weekend and then dial up to scalding again next week, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times