Examples of sweltering in a Sentence
the air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the office
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Dog Day Afternoon is the third rail of male love and loneliness—a primal scream from the sweltering streets of a stone broke New York City.
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Jenny Lumet, Vanity Fair, 10 Feb. 2026
But then, on a sweltering Alabama afternoon in the summer of 2024, somebody snuck into the police department’s evidence room.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
In many places, the weather itself is a bonus—no sweltering summer heat or frigid Christmastime temps.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Filming of the show’s new season began in Kansas City last summer when Sudeikis, who grew up in Overland Park, brought the main characters here to film scenes during a typically sweltering July.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
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Jenny Lumet, Vanity Fair, 10 Feb. 2026
But then, on a sweltering Alabama afternoon in the summer of 2024, somebody snuck into the police department’s evidence room.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
In many places, the weather itself is a bonus—no sweltering summer heat or frigid Christmastime temps.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Filming of the show’s new season began in Kansas City last summer when Sudeikis, who grew up in Overland Park, brought the main characters here to film scenes during a typically sweltering July.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Sweltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweltering. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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