Examples of boil over in a Sentence
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Add beef stock to Dutch oven, and bring to a boil over high heat.
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Simmering tensions in Haiti boiled over in late February when a coalition of armed groups, which included paramilitary and former police officers, launched an attack against Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s government.
—Char Adams, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
The Pakistani authorities’ frustration with the Taliban administration appeared to boil over in September, when the Pakistani government announced a policy aimed at expelling the more than half a million Afghans residing illegally in Pakistan.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
War is brewing on one continent and boiling over on another.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
Manager Brian Epstein died of an accidental drug overdose in 1967 and tensions subsequently boiled over the group’s direction.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Cover the pot, bring the water to a boil over high heat, simmer for 1 minute, then drain and run the asparagus tips under very cold water to stop the cooking.
—Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat, and cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2024
Tensions boiled over when Netanyahu abruptly canceled an Israeli delegation to Washington on Monday to discuss an alternative approach to Rafah after the U.S. allowed, through abstention, the U.N. to pass a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza for the remainder of Ramadan.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Simmering tensions in Haiti boiled over in late February when a coalition of armed groups, which included paramilitary and former police officers, launched an attack against Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s government.
—Char Adams, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
The Pakistani authorities’ frustration with the Taliban administration appeared to boil over in September, when the Pakistani government announced a policy aimed at expelling the more than half a million Afghans residing illegally in Pakistan.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
War is brewing on one continent and boiling over on another.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
Manager Brian Epstein died of an accidental drug overdose in 1967 and tensions subsequently boiled over the group’s direction.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Cover the pot, bring the water to a boil over high heat, simmer for 1 minute, then drain and run the asparagus tips under very cold water to stop the cooking.
—Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat, and cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2024
Tensions boiled over when Netanyahu abruptly canceled an Israeli delegation to Washington on Monday to discuss an alternative approach to Rafah after the U.S. allowed, through abstention, the U.N. to pass a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza for the remainder of Ramadan.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Boil over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boil%20over. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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