Example Sentences

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Wildfires, which are scorching homeowners’ chances of cheaper insurance in many states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

But we live just outside Joshua Tree National Park, where summer days are scorching.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

The Southwest is already quite hot, so heatwaves there are scorching.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

“Record temperatures are scorching the land and heating the sea, as extreme weather causes havoc around the globe,” U.N.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2023

“And step on it. These grits are scorching the bottom of the pot already.”

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson