boil
Example Sentences
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When it comes to soup, there’s a familiar script: You boil, you simmer, you tend.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Polarized viewpoints often rise to the top: If I read something that either makes my blood boil or completely aligns with my own perspective, I make sure to check the source.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
Upon entering the festival, attendees can fuel up at the Terrace with Irv’s Burgers, a seafood boil from the Boiling Crab or a warm churro from Churrería El Moro.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
She and her wife, who live in Powys, were unable to make a cup of tea so a friend came to their house with a camping stove to boil water.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
“I felt hot pitch boil out of a tree.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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