sweltering
Example Sentences
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The town is accessible from a battered highway that cuts through the flat, sweltering landscape.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Typically, the sweltering season will prompt the Swedish singer-songwriter to do something new, like dye her hair black or switch up her personal style.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Locals have complained that the heat generated by the centres made already sweltering summer temperatures even worse.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Its most famous patron, Ernest Hemingway, sits in statue form alone at the bar in the musty, sweltering darkness.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The sweltering heat alarmed her, as did Aunty Uju’s old Toyota hatchback, with a patch of rust on its side and peeling fabric on the seats.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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