swelter
Example Sentences
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That's where they've remained since Feb. 20, receiving little water and stale food as they swelter in the Panamanian heat.
From Salon • Mar. 3, 2025
Now a long stretch of mostly concrete, which can swelter in the California heat, Pershing Square hosts events such as a winter ice rink and concerts.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023
He described Friday’s swelter as “about normal, I guess.”
From Scientific American • Jul. 17, 2023
They swelter inside layers of insulated clothing designed to keep the heat of flames from penetrating.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2023
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
Vocabulary lists containing swelter
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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