Example Sentences

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But he will be judged on how he responded, and the reviews from many quarters have been scalding even as polls have shown rising public support.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2020

When they have been scalding an hour, increase the fire till they boil.

From The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous