She drew back in the chair, away from the scorching of the fire, and sat quite still, a smile on her lips. "Beyond" by John Galsworthy

The prospect of the welcome shade made him more sensitive to the scorching strength of the sun that up till now he had endured without more than a passing sensation of discomfort. "The Shadow of the East" by E. M. Hull

Its stone floor was scorching under the midday sun; my bare feet were painfully burned. "Autobiography of a YOGI" by Paramhansa Yogananda