hot air

Example Sentences

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This is when hot air rises, but as the heat and smoke reach the ceiling there is nowhere for it to go.

From BBC

The fire makes its own wind, whooshing hot air at me, and the wind burns even though I’m standing far back from the flames.

From Literature

A buddy asks if he’s being sarcastic, and the kid collapses like a hot air balloon: “I don’t even know anymore.”

From Los Angeles Times

Dust devils are small whirlwinds that form from hot air rising from the ground, and their internal movements can give rise to electrical discharges.

From BBC

Heat at the base of a continent can weaken and remove part of its dense root, making the continent lighter and more buoyant, like a hot air balloon rising after dropping its ballast.

From Science Daily