Example Sentences

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Amal has been boiling it over the fire to try to get it clean.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2024

"Because back — way back in July this started. So, this has been boiling up."

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2020

While a chill remains on new construction in the United States, the golf market has been boiling in many far-away regions.

From Golf Digest • Feb. 16, 2020

“This has been boiling underneath the surface for years,” said Mark McLaurin, the local’s political director.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2018

Water which has been boiling more than five minutes, or which has previously boiled, should on no account be used.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)