thermometer
Example Sentences
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Drizzle could dampen Southern California on Monday and Tuesday before a heat wave arrives just in time for Mother’s Day weekend — possibly pushing the thermometer to 90 degrees in downtown L.A. on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Basically, he wrote a hit piece on the thermometer instead of asking why he had a fever.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: This instant-read thermometer deserves a place in your kitchen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
A separate yellow warning for low temperatures and ice has been issued for a wide area, with the thermometer expected to drop to between -2C and -4C.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
Emotions sometimes lingered, but other times they shattered like thermometer mercury; and wasn’t everything on plan, businesswise?
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
Vocabulary lists containing thermometer
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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