Layla was sweltering in a 90 degree heat.

It's sweltering.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

It's a sweltering summer's day.

Some regions in Germany sweltered as the mercury hit 39° C and the German Meteorological Office said the country's all-time record of 40.3° C could be topped Tuesday.

Summers in Taiwan are sweltering.

Tom died during the sweltering heat of August in Atlantic City.

Much of Europe is sweltering under soaring temperatures — and struggling with extreme dryness and forest fires.

It was sweltering inside.