hot water

Example Sentences

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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

Unlike consumers who use gas and electricity for heating and hot water, prices for households using heating oil are not capped by regulator Ofgem.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Also finding himself in hot water was USA manager Mark DeRosa, who nearly allowed his team to be eliminated in pool play because he didn’t know the rules.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

"We can get you food, if it's food you're after. There's a fire blazing in the hearth and enough hot water for a tub that'll melt the chill from your bones."

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman