swelter
Example Sentences
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As Southern Californians swelter in a Labor Day weekend heat wave, forecasters are warning that one escape valve — the beaches — could be hazardous.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025
They swelter at summer temperatures that eclipse the city average by 8 degrees Fahrenheit and the Catalina Foothills by 12 degrees.
From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024
He described Friday’s swelter as “about normal, I guess.”
From Scientific American • Jul. 17, 2023
They swelter inside layers of insulated clothing designed to keep the heat of flames from penetrating.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2023
Beyond the ring of their firelight, there was nothing except animal sounds and insects, the black wildness of the jungles and swamps, the swelter of the interior.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
Vocabulary lists containing swelter
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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"I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King Jr.
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