boiling point
Example Sentences
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Over the past year, frustrations have reached a boiling point.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
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
“We’re nearing a boiling point of rising churn and overwhelming choice.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
Water transfers heat to another liquid with a lower boiling point to generate steam that spins turbines for generating electricity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
“Miss Cee, it was a roast what was ordered and we’ve been at it all day in temperatures above the boiling point of blood.”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
