hot seat

Example Sentences

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Cue the violins, because after Jerome Powell’s swan song Fed rate meeting, it’s his final two weeks in the hot seat.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

WSJLI: You guys did a really fun social campaign with Ziwe, where the comedian known for putting celebrities in the hot seat was running a “Bad Boyfriend Bootcamp” with culture’s notoriously bad boyfriends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

In fact, the supermodel turned media personality wasn’t invited to take the hot seat until well after production on the docuseries began, said Daniel Sivan, who co-directed “Reality Check” with his wife, Mor Loushy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Finch, who sat in BBC CWR's hot seat on Friday, said he wrote the letter to get the "best deal" for vulnerable children.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

“Styx has been to the Children’s Museum ten times,” I reported, hoping to get him off the hot seat.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon