sweltering

Example Sentences

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Heavy infrastructure damage from the U.S. bombing led to chronic and constant failure of the electric and water systems in major cities — making them almost unlivable, especially in the sweltering summers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Hundreds of people, including children, defied the sweltering heat to attend prayers.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Sinner was undoubtedly the biggest winner on a sweltering day where play was suspended and almost 100,000 fans were warned to take care in the heat.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

By then, Texas utilities expect data centers to require more than 86 gigawatts of power, which is roughly the record amount of electricity Texans used on a sweltering day in August 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

In contrast, Europeans in North America are generally shown as being fully clothed, even in the sweltering heat of summer.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz