hot

Example Sentences

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She compared the work to a game of hot potato.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Medicines can stop pain, fight cancer and save lives but are worthless if they get lost in the mail, spoil in a hot warehouse or are stuck on a ship.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

In 1839, after years of trying, he cracked the code for the uncrackable after rubber he had treated with sulfur somehow came in contact with a hot stove.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s especially nice on hot days because about 70% of it is in a shaded parking garage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

My face was hot, so hot that I thought my head would burst.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu