frying pan

Example Sentences

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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

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

From frying pan to furnace, Rohl is the new Rangers head coach.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

Panicking, Mama swats with a dish towel, a frying pan of flames.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes