fevered

Example Sentences

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During one fevered bout of leadership speculation last autumn, Streeting was forced to deny suggestions from the prime minister's allies he was planning to move against him the wake of November's Budget.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

From the fevered brow of social media comes the tart phrase “aura farming.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

The unlikely story of an American table tennis champion has become an end-of-year cinematic event in the United States, where it's due to be released on Thursday, with Chalamet-headed publicity garnering fevered attention.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

“There’s a critical crisis that has been brewing for a while, and it’s reaching a fevered pitch.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

“Back in line!” the soldier behind me shouted, and I realized that it was me he was talking to—that in my fevered state I’d strayed too far from the center of the road.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs