scald

Example Sentences

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When this anger boiled over, it threatened to scald more than the British.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Let’s get out of here,” I yelled at Rowdy, and tore out down a game trail like a scalded cat.

From Literature

I parked on a scalding day in late winter at an outdoor lot in downtown L.A. surrounded by corporate skyscrapers, the sidewalks lined with housing encampments.

From Los Angeles Times

In the shower, I relish the sensation of scalding water against my skin.

From Literature

The title invokes the container for holding scalding liquid metal.

From The Wall Street Journal