hot seat
nounDefinition of hot seat
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: a position of uneasiness, embarrassment, or anxiety
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Lovie is the lucky one of the four on our hot seat list last year. — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, "Which College Coaches Are Already on the Hot Seat?," 30 Aug. 2019 Running one of Europe’s banks is a hazardous occupation: ask John Cryan, sacked after less than three years at Deutsche Bank in 2018, or John Flint, ousted from HSBC this month, after 30 years at the bank but a mere year and a half in the hot seat. — The Economist, "Tidjane Thiam’s overhaul of Credit Suisse is paying off," 24 Aug. 2019 While Facebook and its holdings have routinely been in the hot seat regarding member privacy settings, Twitter has escaped largely unscathed. — Chris Morris, Fortune, "Twitter May Have Shared User Data Without Permission," 7 Aug. 2019 Joe Biden is in the hot seat once more with Democratic debate viewers. — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, "Joe Biden Faces Backlash for "Kid" Remark to Kamala Harris at CNN's Democratic Debate," 1 Aug. 2019 Democratic Party’s political arm facing backlash over lack of diversity in the ranks: U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, the four-term Moline lawmaker who heads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, is in the hot seat, Politico is reporting. — Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com, "The Spin: Russian hackers tapped into an Illinois election database in 2016, but the concern is how the information might be used in 2020, according to a new U.S. Senate Intelligence report.," 25 July 2019 Despite signing a mega-million dollar contract two years ago, Gus always seems to be on the hot seat no matter what and the Tigers' first six weeks include three games away from Jordan-Hare: Oregon, Texas A&M and Florida. — The Si Staff, SI.com, "2019 College Football Crystal Ball: Playoff Picks, Darkhorse Predictions and More," 21 Aug. 2019 McElwain took the Gators to back-to-back SEC title games in 2015 and 2016 — the first coach to do so in his first two seasons in the conference — but a 3-3 start to the 2017 season put him on the hot seat. — Brandon Folsom, Detroit Free Press, "Jim McElwain trying to rebuild coaching legacy — and CMU football," 21 Aug. 2019 Orgeron isn’t on the hot seat, so to speak, but if the Tigers don’t fare well in their marquee early game at Texas on Sept. 7, the doubters will begin to beat the drum. — Los Angeles Times, "College football 2019: Is this the year LSU and Ed Orgeron really torture USC fans?," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hot seat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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