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
There were requests for hot water for instant noodles and Gil queued up the paper cups and yes, sorry, promised to attend to them in just a moment.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
The company has previously gotten into hot water with the UK advertising watchdog, which has banned adverts for its making "misleading" claims.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Mom’s shower runs out of hot water in fifteen minutes—gosh, she’d love this!
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.