scorcher

noun

scorch·er ˈskȯr-chər

: one that scorches

especially : a very hot day

Examples of scorcher in a Sentence

Tomorrow is going to be a real scorcher.

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There’s also the small fact that Orlando can be quite the scorcher in the summertime. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2024 Summer 2024 has been a scorcher Summer this year has been punctuated by record-breaking temperatures, blackouts and train delays as tracks overheated, warped and threatened derailment. —

Amy O'Kruk and Angela Dewan, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024 Oh, and the scorcher also set a new record for the latest 110-plus day in the city, which previously was Sept. 19, 2010. —

Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024 So the park’s designers also included two large metal canopies that protect a seating area from both winter drizzle and the summer scorchers that are becoming routine here. —

Emma Marris, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scorcher