heat wave
Example Sentences
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I learned my lesson after a heat wave in Davis, Calif.: A power surge from an exploding transformer fried the circuit board of my refrigerator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Speculation has arisen on social media that the death was related to the recent heat wave that has pushed temperatures to record levels in the past few days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
The hurricanes developed amid a marine heat wave and a strong El Niño, the pattern of ocean waters warming in the central and eastern Pacific.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
“It’s all this hot weather,” he says of the recent L.A. heat wave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
For no reason but to irritate me, we get a heat wave in December.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
