frying pan

Example Sentences

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Weather that swings from deep freeze to frying pan.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Yet the country may be launching out of the frying pan and into the fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

When sunny skies returned, the Olympic skate park — made of concrete and shaped like a bowl — became a giant frying pan.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024

"It's created by the frying pan and that chemical reaction."

From Salon • May 15, 2024

But once I had the cheese grated and the sausages dancing in the frying pan, she was anxious for a taste.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia