boiling

Example Sentences

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"My heart is full of courage, my red blood is boiling; my brothers stand with me, this time we will rise," Shah said in his song, over a video of him campaigning for election.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 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

The tensions reached a boiling point, and in early 2020 they announced their exit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

“Frankie, I think your friend is waiting,” I said to keep tempers from boiling over.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros