boiling
Example Sentences
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“It’s covering an area 15 or 20 miles in length and it’s going clean up in the clouds now. It’s … black … it’s unbelievable … It keeps boiling … at the bottom, boiling and boiling.”
From Literature
Mr. Sayles notes that the U.S. is often quaintly likened to a melting pot; the reality of the country’s boiling admixture is much more dangerous and much more powerful.
O’Hara’s decision to close nearby streets and allow residents to mourn Pretti’s death helped keep the situation from boiling over.
"You are steaming, boiling the bed sheets - we even got a new washing machine," she said.
From BBC
It’s boiling hot in late July, so we move at a turtle’s pace so as to not tire Abuela.
From Literature
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