sweltering
Example Sentences
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It’s the memory of summer cookouts, sweltering, sticky heat, and outdoor lunches with friends.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Monday's sweltering conditions are set to be replicated on Tuesday, with forecasters warning slightly warmer air at lower levels could send the mercury even higher.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
In sweltering heat at a fuel station, 24-year-old Tushar wielded a hammer as he fitted a Trump face cover to a three-wheeled rickshaw.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
If history is anything to go by, Beijing’s diplomats will be left sweltering in waiting rooms long after the ships’ crews have returned home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
The ones that made a pulsing, rattling drone on a sweltering morning, signaling that the day would only grow hotter.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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The Sweltering Words of Summer
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