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Example sentences for: scalding

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Much public commentary turned immediately to scalding criticism that the action was too aggressive.
In a country with a century of national unity and the scalding experience of Mussolini’s fascism, sports seem almost the only activity that can inspire any semblance of patriotic fervor in Italians.
Skills on display will be: scalding, sausage stuffing, lard rendering, scrapple making, and much more."
(It's a heck of a bargain, but after the scalding and the lard rendering, I've pretty much had a full evening's porkertainment.)
(Like after a scalding demo, I'd even think about more.)