Example Sentences

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His cell lacks air conditioning and is sweltering much of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Spain is sweltering under its fourth heatwave of the summer.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2023

Southern Europe is sweltering under a fierce heatwave, with a warning that temperatures could hit record highs for the continent next week, raising fears about the impact on human health, crops and animals.

From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2023

Meanwhile, much of China, including Beijing, is sweltering under heatwaves that arrived earlier and have lasted for more consecutive days than in decades.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023

The last papers we received say that the East is sweltering in one of those smothery heat waves.”

From Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation by Brehm, George