heat wave

Example Sentences

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India is already enduring a brutal heat wave, and the forecast points to below-average rainfall in the coming monsoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

People have been urged to take precautions near water after at least eight people, mostly children, drowned over the bank holiday weekend while trying to stay cool during the heat wave.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures settled lower, snapping a five-session winning streak as the heat wave across the eastern U.S. is set to fade ahead of the long Memorial Day weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The current marine heat wave technically began in May 2025, shrank as expected last fall, but then did not recede back from the coast and remained off Southern California, Leising said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Now the room was crowded with soldiers, and the smell of infection was made worse by the continuing heat wave.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh