How to Use hot in a Sentence

hot

1 of 3 adjective

• It is hot in the summer and cold in the winter.
• The chicken was fried in hot oil.
• The new toys are so hot that stores can't keep them in stock.
• I was feeling hot and tired.
• We worked all afternoon in the hot sun.
• Her new book is a hot seller.
• The baked potatoes were too hot to handle with our bare hands.
• She spoke about the latest hot trends in the computer industry.
• Your forehead feels hot. I think you might have a fever.
• Venezuela got hot at the right time.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
• This one tastes great on a hot day.
  — Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 25 June 2026
• The drink tastes like clover and hot chile.
  — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
• That’s why prose can feel hot on the page.
  — Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
• So, a hot girl hike can be found in a set of clothes.
  — Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026
• Keep them in a hot, humid area?
  — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
• Make sure the water isn’t too hot.
  — Caroline Tien, SELF, 5 Feb. 2026
• When the oil is hot, add the tomatoes.
  — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
• What is your hottest outdoor hot take?
  — Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2026
• What is your hottest outdoor hot take?
  — Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2026
• Grab a hot cider and prepare to be scared.
  — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
• Trackhouse has this sort of hot and cold vibe.
  — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
• Those hot zones are on the inner half of the plate.
  — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 May 2026
• Making changes on the fly is known as a hot reload.
  — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
• There’s a hot new pants brand on the market.
  — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
• When sauce is hot, spoon over chicken on each plate.
  — Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
• Serve hot, with ranch or blue cheese for dipping.
  — Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
• In town, the plants are placed in a large dirt pit filled with hot stones.
  — Emily Price, Fortune, 20 July 2019
• If she's got a hot hand, her team finds a way to get her the ball.
  — Paul Boyd, Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2022
• Even fruit can pair well with hot honey or cream cheese.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
• If hot enough, your coffee stains don’t stand a chance.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025

hot

2 of 3 adverb

• The HDDs can all be hot-swapped.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
• There was plenty of hot-dogging to go around.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 17 June 2026
• These can be hot-swapped for continued use.
  — New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2025
• To keep the bulbs upright, their bases are hot-glued to small tart pans lined with pebbles.
  — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
• Or areas that are in shade early may still wind up hot from later-day sun.
  — Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2022
• The Braves are giving one of their hot-hitting prospects a shot.
  — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 6 May 2026
• The blue padded insole is hot-stamped with the house’s signature in gold.
  — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
• Black fabric from a craft store can be cut into stripes and hot-glued to the outfit.
  — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
• Black fabric from a craft store can be cut into stripes and hot-glued to the outfit.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2022
• Drillers sealed the well, but soon hot, steaming mud began bubbling up around the site.
  — Umair Irfan, Vox, 11 May 2018
• Every dish is hot-filled for safety and flash-frozen to maintain freshness.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
• Begin hot-gluing petals to the card stock circle, starting with the largest petals.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2021
• The couple and their guests danced the night away at both ceremonies, keeping the dance floor hot at all times.
  — Jasmine Grant, Essence, 30 Sep. 2019
• Bridges came out hot, hitting a 3-pointer to open the game and another jumper.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2018
• This canvas bucket hat affords you the choice of two sizes and four colors — hot pink, red, olive green, and beige.
  — Claire West, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
• This canvas bucket hat affords you the choice of two sizes and four colors — hot pink, red, olive green, and beige.
  — Claire West, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
• The famous fries are tossed in spices and served up hot with curry aioli, and apparently a must-try.
  — Theadora Soter, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Nov. 2021
• Cream will save a sauce that’s fiery hot; an especially spicy soup or stew can be served with sour cream or yogurt on the side.
  — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2020
• DeRozan got up hot and charged at Allen, but Williams was called for an offensive foul.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2022
• These three cocktails full of flavor – and tequila – are sure to keep things hot between you and bae with each and every sip.
  — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 26 July 2019
• Milbury hot-footed his way out of the Heights before coaching a single game.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2021
• Those two came around to score on a double by the hot-hitting Ryan Mountcastle.
  — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 1 July 2021
• Murray started the season hot, throwing for more than 300 yards in his first two starts.
  — Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2019
• But the barn is running hot now, and Glatt is looking to finish with a career best in money earned.
  — Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2019
• The Dodgers lost hot-hitting outfielder Gavin Lux in the sixth.
  — Beth Harris, ajc, 30 Sep. 2021
• The Terrapins were white hot to open the second half and UW couldn’t keep pace.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2023
• La Grande started the game off hot, drawing back-to-back walks to get the Mustangs sweating.
  — oregonlive, 7 June 2022
• It's made by weaving nine strands of rope ($5, Joann) with red ribbon then hot-gluing the braid to a flat wreath form.
  — Kim Hutchison and Jessica Thomas, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2021
• The hot-stove league had to be put on hold during the labor strife, a huge disappointment to those who follow and love the game.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2022
• Maryland continued its hot-shooting in the second, once again scoring the first 11 points to open up a 22-point lead.
  — Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026

hot

3 of 3 noun

• It was obvious that they had the hots for each other and their friendship was about to become something more.
• That’s not just hot, friends, that’s could-fry-your-brain hot.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
• Sliced chicken cutlet subs for the pork, long hots add the spice.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2019
• Go easy when bringing on the heat because their hot is very, very hot.
  — The Denver Post, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
• Baseball is a game of highs and lows, hots and colds, peaks and valleys.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2023
• Then, pour hot (but not boiling) water from your thermos over the leaves.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
• It’s been a warm summer in the Metroplex, but not triple-digit hot.
  — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2025
• Hunter-Reay and Dixon continue on their own mid-season hots streaks.
  — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 24 June 2018
• The Fed will likely not be in a hurry to cut rates, if the data continues to come in this hot.
  — CBS News, 25 Jan. 2024
• With this hot of a start, and this condensed of a season, nothing is off the table for Colorado.
  — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2020
• Sehr also has the hots for Khattak and is jealous of his easy rapport with Getty.
  — Maureen Corrigan, miamiherald, 22 Feb. 2018
• That came as McNealy came out white hot, birdieing eight of his first 11 holes to build a three-shot lead on the back nine.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
• The star forward was active in the Pride’s attack, but Morgan finished the match with no hots.
  — Jordan Culver, Pro Soccer USA, 9 May 2018
• Holly immediately has the hots for him and risks her gig by going rogue and trying to get to know Ethan.
  — Samantha Silva, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2017
• Running an iron hot makes things easier to solder, but also runs the risk of melting components.
  — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023
• Since only the pan gets hots, a hot element will never be exposed, preventing fire hazards and the risk of burns in the first place.
  — Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 17 Dec. 2019
• Marcel Sabitzer got the hots off to the perfect start and nodded the ball into the back of the net with less than two minutes on the clock.
  — SI.com, 17 Mar. 2018
• Bowles has similar schemes to take away hot throws in his blitz package, so Daniels must be cautious of throwing to hots in the middle of the field.
  — Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
• The record hot and dry summer left bare ground and stressed lawns — environments that are ideal for opportunistic winter weeds to move in.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 2 Jan. 2020
• The tuna tartare was bountiful and fresh, its creamy layer of avocado warmed by the spice of roasted Italian long hots.
  — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 6 July 2018
• Reichardt loves to show process and gives us a gripping minute of Larry the driver hot-wiring a car, his hands invisible below the dashboard.
  — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
• But the end of the video reveals the biggest secret of the story -- as the student lays in her bed, she’s seen smiling at a picture of none other than the same coach her dad has the hots for.
  — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 14 June 2017
• Here's what to know about the heat and if temperatures this hot are a normal thing for Washington DC in May.
  — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 18 May 2026
• The state suffered raging wildfires through the Kenai Peninsula after a record hot, dry summer turned the grass to kindling.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 10 Dec. 2019
• The recipe includes an unselfish cast that lives for the extra pass, a balanced offense that leans on a different hot handed player each game, and a top-five defense nationally.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2018
• After arriving in a trade from Los Angeles, Busch started the season white hot and has been remarkably steady all summer.
  — Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
• Philadelphians know that cheesesteak may be obligatory for visitors, but the roast pork sandwich – ideally with provolone, broccoli rabe and long hots – is the real reason to visit.
  — Jonathan Deutsch, The Conversation, 5 Dec. 2025
• Yes, that’s right, bicycle delivery didn’t die out after the movie Quicksilver or even after the movie Premium Rush (snarky hot takes aside).
  — Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 2 May 2018
• Seeing coverages, recognizing hots, pressure packages, windows to throw into.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2024
• This unique fixture takes the European hot followed by cold exposure wellness strategy to a new configuration with a dual tub offering both.
  — Jamie Gold, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025