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

Hudson and Belichick, who began dating in 2023, have been thrown into the hot seat time and time again since going public with their age-gap relationship.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

Gay and Phil would be in the hot seat next.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter