sweltering

Example Sentences

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Enduring sweltering temperatures, and with very little shade on the streets, they are entirely dependent on hand outs from local residents.

From BBC

As the climate warms, forecasters say that dangerous levels of heat crank up earlier in the year, last longer — often well past Halloween — and lock America’s hottest big city in a sweltering straitjacket.

From New York Times

While the cicadas are singing, tens of thousands of people are sweltering.

From New York Times

In the Southwest, sweltering temperatures are expected to stay for at least a week.

From New York Times

Now, the recent Tuskegee University graduate is trekking around trees in Hazel Green, Alabama, in fire gear and sweltering heat.

From Seattle Times