Example Sentences

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The downside of sticks is that in high heat — think oven-like 90-degree days — the residue can feel tacky or too slick.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2021

For much of its history, Arizona — with its harsh landscape and oven-like heat — was sparsely populated.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2021

The next day, in oven-like temperatures, the hot springs of Kern Canyon were novel but redundant.

From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2019

Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki beat Simona Halep on an oven-like Rod Laver Arena to win the Australian Open and claim her first Grand Slam title, at the 43rd attempt.

From Reuters • Dec. 17, 2018

The wind cooled the air under there a little, but it was still oven-like.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin