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