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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
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As hot air rises off the desert floor, cooler air pours down from above and funnels between the mountain ranges, sending unpredictable gusts sweeping across the tennis complex.
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Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
In the winter, the blast of hot air coming out of your supply ducts would fool the thermostat, telling it that the room is warm enough when, in fact, there is still cold air in the room.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2026
Two people are now on land after being rescued from a hot air balloon that got stuck in a communications tower more than 900 feet in the air in rural East Texas.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Pull a hot air balloon, and you’re destined to live a life of adventure and travel.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
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Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
In the winter, the blast of hot air coming out of your supply ducts would fool the thermostat, telling it that the room is warm enough when, in fact, there is still cold air in the room.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2026
Two people are now on land after being rescued from a hot air balloon that got stuck in a communications tower more than 900 feet in the air in rural East Texas.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Pull a hot air balloon, and you’re destined to live a life of adventure and travel.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hot air
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“Hot air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20air. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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