hotbed

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In El Alto, a predominantly Indigenous suburb of La Paz and a hotbed of dissent, demonstrators briefly blocked access to the city's main international airport.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

California is a hotbed for AI companies, so it is a big beneficiary of the wealth they are generating.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The constituency, which is home to around 76,000 voters and made up suburbs of Wigan and former mining towns and villages, has not traditionally been a hotbed of political intrigue.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“Minnesota in general has been the hotbed of traditional progressive politics,” Sonnenfeld says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Maryland, although it did not secede from the Union and join the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War, remained a hotbed of secessionists.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson