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 • Feb. 27, 2026

Leo’s veterinarian said in his case file that he had been losing weight throughout the year and had urine scald, a condition the vet said couldn’t be treated in the lab setting.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2023

“I think people think that a little extra sun will help their plants, but it will scald them because they are only used to being in a protected space,” Venice says.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Indeed, as playwright Nathan Alan Davis lays out his thesis, the scars of the horror it details scald all the more, as the embers of century-old violence and injustice smolder, to this day.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023

It was hot enough to scald my tongue, but the heat of the cup warmed my hands as I stole a look at the drawing on the box.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff