Example Sentences

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"When I actually saw the video and saw how quickly the entire solution was boiling, that was really remarkable," Han recalls.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The early summer was boiling hot, but she sat at her desk and diligently completed editing her book and turned it in to Bennett Cerf, her editor at Random House.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

Still, the reason this slump felt different, why the frustration was boiling much closer to the surface, is because it came on the heels of similar struggles last fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

I’m sure he was boiling with fury, but he just stayed completely silent like a statue.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2024

I held him in my arms and thought about how I was going to break the news to his wife, who was boiling him some water in the kitchen.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah