Examples of scalding in a Sentence
The men worked in the scalding sun.
a scalding bowl of soup
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Like frogs who grow accustomed to ever-more scalding water, Americans have come to accept that these are reasonable ways to behave.
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
There is an anti-scalding handle, so your hand is protected and a steam outlet to let off any high pressure steam to protect yourself.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 2 Apr. 2021
But Reimann achieves an exemplary balance by alternating his scalding eruptions of vocal power (which in general are sparsely accompanied, sometimes by percussion alone) with full-throttle tutti blasts from the orchestra.
—Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 7 Dec. 2019
Experts generally agree on the same basic steps to reduce risks in your house:
Set your water heater no higher than 120 degrees to prevent scalding.
—Paul L. Underwood, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
There is an anti-scalding handle, so your hand is protected and a steam outlet to let off any high pressure steam to protect yourself.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 2 Apr. 2021
But Reimann achieves an exemplary balance by alternating his scalding eruptions of vocal power (which in general are sparsely accompanied, sometimes by percussion alone) with full-throttle tutti blasts from the orchestra.
—Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 7 Dec. 2019
Experts generally agree on the same basic steps to reduce risks in your house:
Set your water heater no higher than 120 degrees to prevent scalding.
—Paul L. Underwood, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
See All Example Sentences for scalding
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“Scalding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scalding. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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