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Examples of hot air in a Sentence
She's full of hot air.
his taking credit for the rescue was mostly hot air, since the boat was actually saved by the Coast Guard
Recent Examples on the Web
For air conditioners, BTU measures how much energy your unit uses every hour to remove hot air from your home.
—Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
How about doing that while 600 hot air balloons soar overhead?
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
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“Hot air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20air. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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hot air
noun
: empty talk
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