melting

Example Sentences

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What 250 years means: 250 years of America means to me a melting pot of different cultures, like America’s very diverse… I feel like that’s the strength in the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

First, make the filling by melting butter in a large saucepan over medium heat and cooking chopped onions.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

The space at Alley Bar morphed into a melting pot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

The resulting stretching creates conditions that promote decompression melting, producing magma.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

The metal rims of the wheels had sunk three inches into the melting asphalt, and the truck ticked and popped and smoked, still hot from its incineration.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz