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

He noted a major concern was the overheating asphalt, which could scald paws.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024

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

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

Casting about with my limbs, I could find no posture that did not scald, and returned, therefore, to my slump.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson