How to Use hot water in a Sentence

hot water

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  • The corn husks need to be rinsed and then soaked for an hour or two in hot water.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The chiles are bloomed in hot water, then pureed into a paste.
    — Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Corals in hot water — again And a hot ocean doesn’t just mean more storms.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Scrub the basin with a cleaner like Bayes, then run it again with just hot water.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • From here, your best friends are going to be dish soap and hot water.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Place in a roasting pan and pour enough hot water around pan to reach halfway up the sides.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2023
  • This isn’t the first time Natural Bridge Zoo has been in hot water.
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Wet the towel with hot water, don’t wring it out, and stick open safety pins in it.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • For copper sinks, use a soft sponge or cloth to wipe it down with hot water and dish soap.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Dump hot water out, turn the glass upside down and cover the cold, hard butter.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Bill Simmons is in hot water with Phoenix Suns fans … again.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2023
  • This is not the first time the district has found itself in hot water over its hair policies.
    — Char Adams, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Just don’t forget to soak them in hot water when you’re done using, just in case.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The soup should be brothy—add hot water to thin it if necessary.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Polyester tends to wrinkle in hot water while cotton tends to shrink, Young says.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2023
  • After cooking, clean it with a stiff brush and hot water.
    — Pete Zimowsky, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The hot water has been turned off in the prisons for the last few weeks, so no one's been able to shower or use hot water.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Simply run hot water over the scoop or stick the scoop in a cup with hot water to heat the steel before scooping.
    — Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Vass had given me a bowl of hot water and told me to plunge my fingers into it.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2023
  • Enjoy warm oats mixed with hot water, soak in almond milk with pureed fruit and spices overnight, and eat chilled.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Then, a hot water pipe burst on the street near her building Jan. 17, sending a geyser of hot water and steam into the air.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Lined with stainless steel, the original cart had a sink, hot water, a small boiler and a gas tank.
    — Nadia Cantú, The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Which players are performing well, which need to pick things up, a coach that could be in hot water.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Dispose of used bandages, and wash any fabrics that touch your skin sores in hot water.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 8 July 2023
  • Slice cleanly: For the cleanest slices, dip your knife in hot water and wipe off between cuts.
    — John Somerall, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Chill the brownies before cutting and use a knife dipped into hot water for the cleanest cuts.
    — Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Run your dishwasher on the hottest setting (run your sink on hot for a minute or two first to make certain hot water has reached the kitchen).
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Start by rinsing the bottle with hot water, then wash it thoroughly with a mild dish soap.
    — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 27 June 2023
  • The little glass cup for the base can be used as a rest to keep the dispenser on the kitchen table, and it can be filled with hot water to keep the honey or syrup warm and pourable.
    — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Tom Sandoval has once again found himself in hot water, this time in Thailand.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024

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