the air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the office
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Farmers are accustomed to dealing with sweltering temperatures and dry conditions in the summer, but not this early in the year.—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026 And the city now sees about 27 sweltering nights each summer.—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 But the prospect of minting a whole lot of bonus coin grew even more feverish after someone at FIFA presumably took a stroll around Manhattan on a a sweltering summer afternoon.—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026 Indeed, many were dressed for it, wearing tennis shoes and baseball caps to evade the sweltering sun.—Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sweltering