hot air
Example Sentences
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Fridges are working in overdrive to keep produce cool, shutters are being pulled down to keep the hot air at bay, and some goods are being taken off the shelves on the hottest days.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Monday is expected to bring the hottest weather of the week, with a surge of hot air moving north from France ahead of an approaching Atlantic low-pressure system.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
In your home, during a heat wave, electric fans do the same: blow extra hot air around, potentially raising your body temperature instead of cooling it down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
With all the hot air from computer servers, people resorted to the ancient device of paper fans and organizers placed large ice blocks all over the exhibition hall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The employees spread out from one side of the room to the other, from foreground to background, a mass occupying the enormous space like gas filling a hot air balloon.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
