Example Sentences

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Consider Nationals Manager Dave Martinez, whose hot seat was scalding on the afternoon of May 23, when a four-game sweep at the hands of the Mets left the Nationals 12 games under .500.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2019

Every Tuesday he was allowed out for a shower, in a stall where the water was scalding hot.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2016

Rather it was scalding with condemnation and guttural with outrage.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2016

Oddly, the water from the kitchen faucet was scalding, so Krzykowski began using it to make ramen noodles for lunch.

From The New Yorker • May 2, 2016

The tea was scalding, much too hot to drink.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier