caldron
Example Sentences
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Care: We weren't prepared for what was to hit us in that caldron, that atmosphere we met.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2022
The Japanese superstar who lit the Olympic caldron defeated 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China 6-1, 6-4 in her opening match.
From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2021
Instead of enlarging the action, they bring it closer, pulling us right up to the edge of the caldron and then tossing us in.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2020
Slurp and eat fast or that udon will turn gummy in its caldron.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2020
Every so often one of them came out and grabbed hot water from a big caldron in the fogón or poured a cup of coffee from the pot on the embers.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.