kettle
Example Sentences
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Her feathers roused and she let out “tea kettle whistles.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
If your water kettle is 1,500 watts, you would need a battery that’s rated for at least 1,500-watt output.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
"So I think that's going to be my treat, and maybe the kettle, too."
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Dodds responded to the criticism from the UUP on BBC One's The View, saying: "Pot, kettle, and black comes to mind."
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
Shackleton saw the salvage party returning, and he went out to meet them with a kettle of hot tea.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.