hot iron
Example Sentences
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She said the calves’ reaction to the hot iron indicates that pain medication, such as lidocaine, was not applied before the procedure.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Typically pleats are set with a hot iron — which would burn duct tape.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
In the NBA, the MVP award doesn’t crown a superstar as much as it brands him with a hot iron.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2022
Water is routinely used in metallurgy to quench hot iron and steel, making them stronger by rapidly locking the metal atoms into a hard lattice.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 10, 2022
He tried to let weeping start but tears could not pass the hot iron in his head.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
