sweltered

Example Sentences

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Millions have sweltered through this week's intense heatwave.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Sydney Simmering was without power from Saturday afternoon to Monday morning as her house on the border of Silver Lake and Echo Park sweltered in the heat wave.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

Residents in parts of the capital Juba sweltered without electric fans on Monday as the heat sparked power cuts.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2024

Instead, the region sweltered in summerlike temperatures that reached a meteorological record for October of 92 degrees.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Stuck on the second floor, Elizebeth sweltered in hundred-degree temperatures.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield