hot air

Example Sentences

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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

The recent plummet in Bitcoin prices may be a warning of how much hot air is out there.

From Barron's

“Thank you—well, I have only just gotten home myself. And I confess, I have grown weary of train schedules and troikas, seasickness and hot air balloons.”

From Literature