boiling

Example Sentences

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“Seems to me like a total own-goal,” says Ms. Worsley, once again boiling the past down to its essence, without belaboring the ironies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

It’s far easier to sit in the boiling waters of despair until the heat becomes tolerable than it is to try to alter the temperature all on our own.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Videos upon videos of Americans ditching ice water for hot water in the morning, boiling apples into tea, and saying that we have met them “at a very Chinese time” in their lives.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

About 16,000 households were initially advised not to drink tap water without boiling it first.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

He gets up early, pours boiling water into a proper teapot, and puts the tea cozy over it to keep it warm.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan