sweltered

Example Sentences

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Taiwan sweltered through its hottest October on record, the weather agency said Friday.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Sydney Simmering was without power from Saturday afternoon to Monday morning as her house on the border of Silver Lake and Echo Park sweltered in the heat wave.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

Residents in parts of the capital Juba sweltered without electric fans on Monday as the heat sparked power cuts.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2024

As Earth sweltered to its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever recorded, Hong Kong shared in the misery.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023

Stuck on the second floor, Elizebeth sweltered in hundred-degree temperatures.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield