Examples of sweltering in a Sentence
the air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the office
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On a sweltering July afternoon in Paris, the Breguet boutique on the Place Vendôme offers no refuge from the heat.
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
An Arizona man who pleaded guilty to murder charges after leaving his 2-year-old daughter to die in a sweltering hot car for hours as temperatures climbed to 109 degrees Fahrenheit has killed himself, officials said Wednesday.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Rows of men, women and children, sweat trickling down their faces in the sweltering tropical heat, stepped forward one by one.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Farzam’s nonexistent fire department is listed online and in state records as being on North Imperial Avenue in El Centro, a sweltering desert community about 120 miles east of San Diego.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
An Arizona man who pleaded guilty to murder charges after leaving his 2-year-old daughter to die in a sweltering hot car for hours as temperatures climbed to 109 degrees Fahrenheit has killed himself, officials said Wednesday.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Rows of men, women and children, sweat trickling down their faces in the sweltering tropical heat, stepped forward one by one.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Farzam’s nonexistent fire department is listed online and in state records as being on North Imperial Avenue in El Centro, a sweltering desert community about 120 miles east of San Diego.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Sweltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweltering. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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