hot air

Example Sentences

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A hot air balloon had to make an emergency landing in the backyard of a Temecula home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Find the source of hot air, spot the killer news, and don’t speculate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

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 • Nov. 25, 2025

One of those cheap plastic white fans sat on the sill, spinning, circulating hot air from outside, inside, and from inside back out.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds