Example Sentences

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The heat was blistering, the fans were jeering, the knockout punch was looming.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2024

It was blistering, and I think the heat did impact the balance of play at times.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2022

The keyboard was uncomfortable to touch, and the bottom was blistering So what does the 2021 G14 have going for it?

From The Verge • Sep. 30, 2021

The indictment of racial prejudice in the earlier movie was blistering stuff, but “Us” spares nobody, regardless of color, age, or creed.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 22, 2019

In the summer, when the sun was blistering hot, she stayed on the north side of the cabin because it was cooler there.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry