scorching hot

idiom

: extremely hot
a scorching hot day

Examples of scorching hot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web State of play: Fernando Tatis Jr. is scorching hot in these playoffs, and across the postseason in his career. Andrew Keatts, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024 So, even though Barnard’s star is 80 percent smaller than our sun and has half its surface temperature at 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, its planet’s surface temperature is scorching hot—roughly 257 degrees Fahrenheit—because of its proximity to the star. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024 Los Angeles under excessive heat watch Temperatures will be scorching hot in southern California, where Los Angeles is under an excessive heat watch through Wednesday evening, with officials warning of temperatures as high as 103 degrees Fahrenheit. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024 That is merely one of many scorching hot takes on the franchise from the new cast. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scorching hot 

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“Scorching hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scorching%20hot. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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