sweltering heat

Example Sentences

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In sweltering heat at a fuel station, 24-year-old Tushar wielded a hammer as he fitted a Trump face cover to a three-wheeled rickshaw.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

On a day of sweltering heat and unpredictable wind, the Englishman moved to 14 under par with an impeccable round helped by a stroke of fortune at the par-three 14th.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Hundreds of people, including children, defied the sweltering heat to attend prayers.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The site consists of heavy-duty tents and mobile units, in a location known for intense humidity and sweltering heat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

I can just picture the parliament room: a hundredy-some-odd Tata Ndus in pointy hats and no-glass glasses all flicking flies away with animal-tail magic wands in the sweltering heat, pretending to ignore each other.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver