boil

Example Sentences

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"Citizen loans, appeals for donations, corporate sponsorship, or any other 'raffle' scheme -- this is now what part of the funding for our public hospitals boils down to."

From Barron's

A watched pot never boils and love happens when you least expect it -- turns out, the same logic applies to capturing a star as it collapses into a black hole.

From Barron's

Those troubles boil down to the fact that it is too hard to start and run a business in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her anger is the simmering kind that bubbles beneath the surface until it finally boils over and she slams a door in your face.

From Literature

Danny’s blood boiled, and he couldn’t force his feet to follow the others.

From Literature