Example Sentences

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Her famous parting words as the doctor leads her away, “Whoever you are — I have always depended on the kindness of strangers,” scalds anew.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

He said: "Even superficial burns, such as scalds, are very, very painful because the nerve endings are still exposed."

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2022

Taking the play in is like sipping a rarefied eau de vie, the kind that scalds as it cools.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2019

One twin falls down the crumbling stairs of her Calcutta house and breaks her ankle; the other scalds her thigh on a tipped cup of coffee in a European station.

From The New Yorker • May 2, 2016

The day in and day out of needle pricks, scalds, and raw-skinned hands from cooking and scrubbing was wearing on me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu