sweltering
Example Sentences
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Their plans for a sweltering 1 p.m. start Saturday against the Braves were first reported by The Athletic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The town is accessible from a battered highway that cuts through the flat, sweltering landscape.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
But when Clément Delangue and Julien Chaumond first arrived at the Manhattan offices of venture capital fund Betaworks for its “BotCamp” startup program in the sweltering summer of 2016, their goal was more modest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“It’s important for me to let her see women supporting women, and trans people too. It just feels safe and warm and loving, even though it’s sweltering and we’re amongst a bunch of strangers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Thereafter the Sun will slowly become red and distended, presiding over an Earth sweltering even at the poles.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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