hot air
Example Sentences
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When AFP visited, explosions rang repeatedly through the burning hot air, as blasts split stone for mining.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
If some of the sudden national attention can feel like hot air, the local fight over these issues is about to get very real.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
According to KABC, the pilot told passengers that they would be making an emergency landing because the wind had died down and the hot air balloon was running low on fuel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Find the source of hot air, spot the killer news, and don’t speculate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
“There’s currently a half-hour wait for the hot air balloon rides and swimming with sharks.”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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