frying pan
Example Sentences
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Weather that swings from deep freeze to frying pan.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Yet the country may be launching out of the frying pan and into the fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
"The worry is that Nasa may be jumping out of the frying pan, into the fire," says Dr Barber.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025
When sunny skies returned, the Olympic skate park — made of concrete and shaped like a bowl — became a giant frying pan.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024
It hit the ground between his feet and sizzled like water on a frying pan.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
