How to Use hot on in a Sentence

hot on

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  • Canales wasn’t hot on the idea.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The wolf lit out downhill, with the bear hot on his tail.
    Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Passions are hot on both sides, though, and have been for years.
    Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Colorado State comes in hot on a nine-game win streak.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But Arch Bug is hot on their heels — will the make it?
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Cover and keep it very hot on the stove near the risotto pan.
    Dallas News, 15 Nov. 2022
  • And these Hornets were hot on the road in their last game.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Utah came out of the gates blistering hot on offense.
    Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But Levon wasn’t that hot on us having to back up all those guys.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Strike while the iron’s still hot on these Prime Day bakeware deals.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 11 July 2023
  • Mitchell is hot on the heels of her impressive full-scale return to the stage.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 24 Aug. 2022
  • City was right there, its breath hot on the necks of Arteta’s players.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • If your legs get too hot on the trail, simply roll up the leg bottoms, and voilà…you’ve got capris.
    Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
  • But the Eagles and Dolphins are hot on the heels of both teams.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The outcome of the trial comes hot on the heels of success elsewhere.
    Sam Hudson, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
  • The other team hot on their trail—Minnesota—has lost three of its last four.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
  • However, they're quickly met with Ward, who is hot on their tails.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Hairstylists aren’t the only ones catching heat — the iron is hot on both sides.
    Annie Blay, Allure, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Stir in the juice of a lime to give it a little brightness, and keep it pretty hot on the stovetop.
    G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Morris, whose career took off when Craig taught him the splitter, ran hot on the mound.
    Scott Miller, New York Times, 20 June 2023
  • Charlotte is hot on their heels, and the Bulls have almost no healthy big men on their roster.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The intensity is turned up hot on this spin of the childhood classic game.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Keep in Mind The fire pit gets extremely hot on the outside when in use.
    Laura (fisher) Matta, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2023
  • Guaranteed to be hot on the top and soggy on the bottom as the heat and steam was trapped inside.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Scientists and amateur astronomers are hot on the trail of what could be the next great comet.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 June 2023
  • The fourth quarter is starting hot on the heels of central banks’ rate easing cycle.
    Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Kardashian's post comes hot on the heels of another V-day post.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The emerging fall shoe trend comes hot on the heels of the boat shoe craze; now, though, all signs point to a softer, more stitched autumn.
    Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Austen is not far behind him, but Salley is hot on his tail, yelling at him to come back into the party.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Nonetheless, Stellantis' top brass is hot on the car.
    Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 24 Jan. 2026

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