teakettle

Example Sentences

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I went ass over teakettle, tumbling and flipping and flopping down the hill, just a ball of dust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Dougherty’s mother has a copper teakettle that crossed the Atlantic with Finnish ancestors, and Dougherty’s son has already called dibs on the piece.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2023

But the actors are up to the challenge of not so much sharing scenes as coexisting within them, particularly Timoteo as the embittered wife who roils like a teakettle that has been welded shut.

From New York Times • May 5, 2022

This is a particular shame for a symphony that wicks teakettle tensions from frequencies that are frequently lost.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022

A perfect hum, high-pitched and swollen, like someone had put the teakettle on and it had come to a boil.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd