furnace
Example Sentences
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The gold-plated figure she’d won for “Fantastic Beasts” was warped and blackened by heat, its surface blistered and twisted like something pulled from a furnace.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Chief Executive Rajat Marwah said the company is encouraged by the early performance of its first electric arc furnace, which he said is operating continuously and meeting product quality specifications.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
What better way to spend it than in the furnace of the Old Firm.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
It's taken from the inside of the furnace, and shows plasma - gas heated to about 1,000C - glowing brightly.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
Down stairs the furnace groaned and made the steam radiators ping, but it was still cold.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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