oppressive heat

Example Sentences

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However the same could be said of summer matches in the oppressive heat and humidity of Florida and Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Conditions can often be difficult at the US Open, which takes place in the New York summer and regularly has matches played in oppressive heat.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024

With this oppressive heat, the only reason to wish summer could last a little longer would be to prolong the availability of good watermelon.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

Their trips to Dallas are usually amid oppressive heat or thunderstorms.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

The cool morning breeze and clouds thankfully shielded us from the otherwise oppressive heat.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed