red-hot

Example Sentences

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Geothermal energy systems require electronics that can function deep underground, where surrounding rock can glow red-hot.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

It has a faint, almost red-hot intensity; it’s not aggressive, but assertive.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

That’s a notably poor performance for a company selling the sort of “picks and shovels” that are still in red-hot demand three years into the AI spending boom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

A firefighter picking up hoses on Jan. 2 found crackling, red-hot coals in the dirt and warned colleagues that a more thorough mop-up was needed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

There was an aura of menace about her even at a distance, and when she came up close you could almost feel the dangerous heat radiating from her as from a red-hot rod of metal.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl