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

From frying pan to furnace, Rohl is the new Rangers head coach.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

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

See Mama swatting a frying pan of flames with a dish towel.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes