hot iron
Example Sentences
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She said the calves’ reaction to the hot iron indicates that pain medication, such as lidocaine, was not applied before the procedure.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
My cheeks burn as if they are being pressed with a hot iron ready to tackle a pile of wrinkled shirts.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023
In the NBA, the MVP award doesn’t crown a superstar as much as it brands him with a hot iron.
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2022
Water is routinely used in metallurgy to quench hot iron and steel, making them stronger by rapidly locking the metal atoms into a hard lattice.
From Scientific American • Feb. 10, 2022
All you had to do was hold a hot iron rod to a coil of solder, which was like a soft metal, melt it, and let the silvery material flow into place.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
