swelter

Besides water, much needed for the hours spent sweating in the swelter, his firetruck is chock-a-chocolate block with gifts of cakes, fruit compotes and other kind offerings.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Coughlan also said that the recent heatwaves, which saw the south east of England swelter in temperatures as high as 35C, had been the "nail in the coffin" for the firm.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

When the city starts to swelter, the smell of trash sticks ineradicably to a garbageman’s body and soul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Warm spring evenings that soon will lip into summer swelter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025

Beyond the ring of their firelight, there was nothing except animal sounds and insects, the black wildness of the jungles and swamps, the swelter of the interior.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

"Extreme heat is emerging as a structural economic risk, with Europe highly exposed," wrote the trade credit arm of European insurer Allianz as the continent swelters under its second heatwave of the year.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

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From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

The “heat island” effect of Phoenix’s growing urban footprint means that nighttime also now swelters.

From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023

The heat swelters almost all year round and elephants occasionally roam the area.

From BBC ● May 1, 2023

Alongside the Oasis stands the garage, and in the garage swelters Casey,— during this episode.

From Casey Ryan by B. M. Bower

While much of Europe and large parts of England and Wales have sweltered in record-breaking heat this summer, the weather here is overcast and relatively cool.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Europe has sweltered through one heat wave after another this summer, and its green disavowal of air conditioning comes at an economic cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Across Europe, the summer months have sweltered through intense, record-breaking heatwaves with minimal rain.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent and tens of millions of people have sweltered this week in temperatures that broke records in some countries.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

I sweltered in my wolverine hat and caribou parka.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Its most famous patron, Ernest Hemingway, sits in statue form alone at the bar in the musty, sweltering darkness.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Refugees are sleeping outdoors through sweltering days and frigid nights for fear that more buildings may collapse.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

The night before the run, Mehta took a five-hour train journey to a sweltering, remote location for the test, sleeping in an open field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Personally, I’ve launched a full-scale assault on the sweltering weather, including consulting heat researchers for strategies on staying cool at home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Despite the landlord’s disapproval, the sweltering heat, the gloomy rooms, and the cacophony of strange noises, so unfamiliar to my country ears, I felt another swell of hope.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline