boiling

Example Sentences

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“It does feel like the pot is continuing to boil and slowly boiling over,” said Flood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

"You've sold the team - now sell the club," chanted fans at Molineux in October as frustrations reached boiling point.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

"My heart is full of courage, my red blood is boiling; my brothers stand with me, this time we will rise," Shah said in his song, over a video of him campaigning for election.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Videos upon videos of Americans ditching ice water for hot water in the morning, boiling apples into tea, and saying that we have met them “at a very Chinese time” in their lives.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

I stomped my foot on a pixie nest, and a hiss like a boiling kettle filled the air.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff