scorcher
Example Sentences
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Dahlia Lithwick: This is a scorcher of a brief that holds nothing back.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
Doue scored twice either side of a Kvaratskhelia scorcher to go into the break 4-1 up and cruising.
From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025
Miller’s seventh pitch of the at-bat was another scorcher, but Gurriel made contact and this time kept the ball in fair territory.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025
Jackson, whose accolades include a lifetime achievement award from the Romance Writers of America, delivers another scorcher.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024
It was a couple hours past dark, a scorcher of an August evening in Africa.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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