hot air

Example Sentences

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When AFP visited, explosions rang repeatedly through the burning hot air, as blasts split stone for mining.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

The jet stream will shift north this weekend allowing warmer southerly winds to bring hot air from southern Europe and north Africa.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Ash devils occur when heat from a fire causes hot air to rise and mix with the cool air from shifting winds, called wind shears.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

If some of the sudden national attention can feel like hot air, the local fight over these issues is about to get very real.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

Dozens of fans positioned around the room serve only to blow the hot air around, so I am already sweating.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth