Example Sentences

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Many sidewalks and plazas in the region were ghost towns, and the hum of air-conditioners filled the heavy, ovenlike air.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2018

Farmers in the Midwest are watching helplessly as ovenlike conditions blister their runty fields of corn.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2012

In their ovenlike sheds, intent on their hazardous work, paying no mind to tourists angling for shots, they embody the much-told story of Africa as a culture of recycling.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2012

Part of the Marine detachment stayed in an ovenlike compartment, throwing bombs and rockets overboard.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ovenlike heat, cast up all day from the sandy plain, seemed to be returned at night by these sun-scorched rocks with redoubled intensity.

From From Veldt Camp Fires by Bryden, H.A.