hot water

Example Sentences

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Cochrane’s breakthrough was to use pressurized water—spraying hot water upward onto dishes, which were held in place by metal racks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Videogame stocks have been in hot water recently.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

A squirt of dish soap, a cup of hot water, a few pulses to loosen the worst of it—then a quick pass with a brush.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

There were requests for hot water for instant noodles and Gil queued up the paper cups and yes, sorry, promised to attend to them in just a moment.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Theo, with whom I have never had a conversation about matters more pressing than which of our fellow boarders hogged all the hot water.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse