kettle

Example Sentences

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Her feathers roused and she let out “tea kettle whistles.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

"So I think that's going to be my treat, and maybe the kettle, too."

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

“Going after cartels is one thing, but handing over politicians is another kettle of fish,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

It was now cheaper to boil a full kettle than it was to fill a washing up bowl with warm water, according to residents in Woodall and Hamilton House, in Bloxwich, Walsall.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

While Omakayas dragged kettle after kettle of mud to the side of the cabin and, along with Angeline, chinked the cracks that had opened during hot weather, Andeg hunted.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich