boiling point
Example Sentences
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The tensions reached a boiling point, and in early 2020 they announced their exit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Brighton's fans were at boiling point and Hurzeler clearly felt the same as he said later: "I ask one question. Did you see in the Premier League game a goalkeeper going down three times? No."
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
The affordability crisis has reached a boiling point with many middle- and lower-income Americans increasingly burdened by debt and struggling to cover basic household expenses.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026
These temperatures are far higher than those of earlier superconductors and are above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen, which is why scientists classify them as high temperature superconductors.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
When solid sulfur is heated a little past the normal boiling point of water, to about 115°C, it melts and changes color.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
