blow hot air
Example Sentences
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Like most of her neighbors, the family relies on window units for cooling, but sometimes the units just blow hot air.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023
They typically do so when high temperatures combine with other factors, including high humidity and westerly winds that blow hot air from high-altitude deserts, he added.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023
Then, when it’s finished, it will quietly blow hot air for two to four hours to get them properly dry.
From The Verge • Apr. 24, 2022
Floor fans blow hot air across the bedroom.
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2016
The air horn has, in five spring practices, remained mostly muted, perhaps a symbolic reminder that Petersen isn’t the type to blow hot air.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2014