Example Sentences

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I am a terrible props mistress and may have scalded myself.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2020

Bread will surely fail to rise at all if you have scalded the yeast; the water must never be too hot.

From Culture and Cooking Art in the Kitchen by Owen, Catherine

They must have scalded his rugged cheeks as molten metal scalds a sand-pit.

From Tides of Barnegat by Smith, Francis Hopkinson

"My dear!" said Mrs. Houghton, "you have scalded yourself!"

From The Vehement Flame by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell

The War Kettle boiled so long, that it would have scalded all the Five Nations had it continued; but now it is overset, and turned upside down, and a firm Peace made.

From The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada Part I, Part II by Colden, Cadwallader