boiling point
Example Sentences
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Newsom’s frustration reached a boiling point over claims about the state’s response to the Los Angeles wildfires last year.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 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
Under the right pressure conditions, ice can form at room temperature or even at temperatures higher than its usual boiling point.
From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2025
If he had a boiling point, he never reached it.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
