scalding
Example Sentences
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Michele, demonstrating that her bravura turn in “Funny Girl” was no fluke, delivers a scalding rendition of “Nobody’s Side.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
The title invokes the container for holding scalding liquid metal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
She says she did not pursue a complaint because she feared that being a junior member of the team, "chances were, I'd be booted off the production, and he may have only got a scalding".
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025
On a particularly scalding summer day, my friend wanted Chinese food, so I opted to get fried tofu with mixed vegetables and white rice delivered.
From Salon • May 21, 2025
“It was a hot wind, a scalding wind,” she went on.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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