frying pan
Example Sentences
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The miracle everyone pulls off is making a poisonous relationship dryly hilarious, even if every civilized exchange eventually becomes a figurative frying pan flying through the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
He picked up a discarded frying pan from a street along the way, claiming it could be protection.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
I know that’s not easy to predict, but it does seem like an “out of the frying pan, into the fire” sort of situation.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
From the frying pan to the fire, the Lakers now travel to Oklahoma City to face the defending champion Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals beginning Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
Grandpop put his face close to the frying pan and sniffed.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
