scald

Example Sentences

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When this anger boiled over, it threatened to scald more than the British.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Leo’s veterinarian said in his case file that he had been losing weight throughout the year and had urine scald, a condition the vet said couldn’t be treated in the lab setting.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2023

It has the potential to be a Disneyland for divorcées, a cathartic country club where you can scald your demons in a hot tub.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022

Conservative MP, Selaine Saxby, who proposed the idea, argued that the "right to scald a sausage anywhere" was causing "damage and destruction."

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2022

The scald crow on his shoulder lifts black-tipped wings and beats the air.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black