the air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the office
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Written by William Oldroyd (Eileen, Lady Macbeth), Dee Johnson (Fellow Travelers, The Good Wife) and Bill Dubuque, the psychological thriller is set in the sweltering heat of Atlanta, where Anna (Thompson) lives in haunting reclusivity, fading away from her friends and career as a news anchor.—Denise Petski, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025 Temperatures are beginning to lower, and outdoor time can finally be enjoyed again after the sweltering summer heat has abated.—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025 Set in a sweltering New York summer charged with tension and desire, the story begins when Wyeth meets Keating, a former seminarian whose intellect and intensity ignite a complicated friendship.—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025 On a sweltering morning in Vidalia, Louisiana, Shannan Cornwell and Freddie Green got in a long line to wait for food.—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sweltering
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