like an oven

phrase

informal

: very hot

Open the window. It's like an oven in here.

Examples of like an oven in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There's no need to turn food grilled indirectly because the air circulates around the steaks like an oven. — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026

With temperatures in the high 90s and even triple digits, your car is preheating and starting to feel like an oven again (Watch out for that burning hot seat belt latch, folks). — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026

For tougher messes, a commercial product like an oven cleaner might be best. — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 16 Mar. 2026

Don’t use sources of heat like an oven or stove that come with a risk of fire or carbon monoxide poisoning. — Eric MacK, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

Hong Kong — On a sweltering summer afternoon in Hong Kong, Yeung Fong-yan’s flat felt like an oven. — Jared Formanek, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025

When summer turns up the heat, cities can start to feel like an oven, as buildings and pavement trap the sun’s warmth and vehicles and air conditioners release more heat into the air. — Ian Smith, The Conversation, 23 July 2025

The Dutch oven helps create a high and even level of heat within a smaller environment, almost like an oven within an oven. — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for like an oven

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