oppressive heat
Example Sentences
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Conditions can often be difficult at the US Open, which takes place in the New York summer and regularly has matches played in oppressive heat.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024
It is not unprecedented for a major league team to play its home games in oppressive heat.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2024
Their trips to Dallas are usually amid oppressive heat or thunderstorms.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
Each has spoken eloquently about smelling wildfire smoke on the wind and feeling trapped by the increasingly oppressive heat of summer on the high plains.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023
As the sun sets and the oppressive heat breaks, he hears crickets and frogs begin their music and join the migrant chorus.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
