boil

Example Sentences

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Polarized viewpoints often rise to the top: If I read something that either makes my blood boil or completely aligns with my own perspective, I make sure to check the source.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Upon entering the festival, attendees can fuel up at the Terrace with Irv’s Burgers, a seafood boil from the Boiling Crab or a warm churro from Churrería El Moro.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

She and her wife, who live in Powys, were unable to make a cup of tea so a friend came to their house with a camping stove to boil water.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“In the jungle, everything is trying to kill you, but you can also eat most things,” the team sergeant said, as the special forces sat down amid pine trees to boil snow to cook lunch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

“Beetle, I must to the miller to have my oats ground to flour. Crush the bitter milkwort and boil the wormwood syrup while I am gone.”

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman