How to Use heat wave in a Sentence

heat wave

noun
  • How off-the-charts is this heat wave?
    — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • When will heat wave start in Boise?
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Why is there a heat wave in March?
    — CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The hottest March heat wave on record.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Then came the early spring heat waves.
    — David Condos, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • A bit of a heat wave in the middle of winter?
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The marine heat wave was just the final death blow.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That heat wave remains the most severe on record.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Odds seem to be growing for a late-season heat wave next week.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Sanchez and Hendryx agree that the first heat wave hits the hardest.
    — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Keep the shrubs well-watered during heat waves.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Climate change that has brought heat waves and drought was also blamed.
    — CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • As for the Deep South, expect a heat wave.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2025
  • During a winter cold snap or a west-wide heat wave, that won’t cut it.
    — oregonlive, 21 July 2021
  • Here's what to know That was a heat wave, but what about climate change?
    — Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
  • And now comes a heat wave that will quickly do away with what little snow there is.
    — Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Greece is facing what has been described as its worst heat wave in more than three decades.
    — Ibtissem Guenfoud, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2021
  • What is a marine heat wave and does climate change impact it?
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Most cases of heat stroke occur within the first three days of a heat wave.
    — New York Times, 9 July 2021
  • Why do heat waves seem to be happening more often?
    — Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
  • There was a heat wave, and our air conditioning broke.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
  • That was a three-week shoot in Bordeaux in the middle of a heat wave.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • But the heat wave is not expect to stick around for long in northern Utah.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 May 2022
  • And record-breaking heat waves are reshaping our way of life.
    — Abc Climate Unit, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The West entered this heat wave on the heels of its hottest winter on record.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
  • That means this is not only an official heat wave but three straight days of records.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • That increases the chances of coastal marine heat waves.
    — Dillon Amaya, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
  • These companies are to blame for extreme heat waves.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But if the heat persists, or if there are too many marine heat waves back-to-back, the corals die.
    — Ryan Kellman, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
  • How long will the marine heat wave continue?
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 12 May 2026

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