boiling

Example Sentences

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"Till then, we are boiling the water for drinking," said the young sailor, who asked to be identified only by his last name, Pereira.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

It’s far easier to sit in the boiling waters of despair until the heat becomes tolerable than it is to try to alter the temperature all on our own.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Videos upon videos of Americans ditching ice water for hot water in the morning, boiling apples into tea, and saying that we have met them “at a very Chinese time” in their lives.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

By that point, the 25-year-old and her partner had been living without heating for two weeks in Kyiv, boiling water over a candle and dressing themselves—and their dogs—in layers of clothes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Now Babulya was in the kitchen in front of a boiling pot, her ghostly eyes staring at nothing as she stirred the concoction with short, angry strokes.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack