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

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

England's strongest man has revealed his strength by crushing a frying pan with his bare hands.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024

She set a frying pan over the flames and broke some eggs into it.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson