How to Use red-hot in a Sentence

red-hot

adjective
  • How many times has your red-hot prayer slipped from your hands?
    — Didi Jackson, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
  • This pain was red-hot and restless.
    — Grace Samuel, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Then he gets raped with a red-hot poker.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • One of those red-hot shooting nights.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Daniels has had a red-hot start to the season.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Daniels is off to a red-hot start this season.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Iris slipped into a red-hot corset look for their all-nighter.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Jensen helped stymie a red-hot Phillies lineup.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But the Bishops are red-hot at the right time.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Two tiny bows on the adjustable straps add a sweet touch to this red-hot look.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Morgan, meanwhile, is on a red-hot stretch.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • The goal was the red-hot Konecny’s eighth in his last eight games.
    — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Slip into one of these red-hot styles and take your look to the next level.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Circle went public in June in a red-hot deal.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
  • On top of that, the Bearcats come in red-hot, having won three straight games.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026
  • His red-hot June boosted him up the leaderboards.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Trojans took their lumps last week against red-hot Legend.
    — Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Netflix wants to heat up its live programming slate with a red-hot talk show.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Soto doubled and scored in the third, as well, staying red-hot at the plate.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 5 July 2025
  • Romance books are red-hot right now — both in terms of sales and subject matter.
    — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Fort Worth’s red-hot home market seems to have cooled just in time for summer.
    — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2024
  • But there are some scenarios in which your words might come off as more of a red flag than a red-hot heart.
    — Alexis Jones, Women's Health, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Friday’s plunge put an abrupt halt to silver’s red-hot run over the last 12 months.
    — Hannah Parker, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
  • While the book industry as a whole is flat so far this year, sales of Bibles are red-hot.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Add a final dash of color via The Row’s red-hot cat-eye shades.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 14 May 2026
  • In the interim, both sides are engaging in a blame game that has been red-hot for days.
    — Al Weaver, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Now the school prepares to face a red-hot Everett squad (2-0).
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
  • With all of that going on, the Tigers will be taking on a pitcher who has been red-hot.
    — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2023
  • The red-hot Cruz doubled again to start the inning, and Tatis came through once more.
    — Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers are off to a red-hot start.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026

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