Examples of hoarfrost in a Sentence
the hoarfrost formed a delicate swirly pattern on the window
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The cave walls shimmer with hoarfrost, delicate ice filaments that resemble an intricate frozen lacework.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Nearby, hoarfrost shimmered on hemlock branches, a bear cub peered out from a hole in the snow, and a sudden, terrifying silence echoed in the ears of the man’s ski partners.
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Caroline Van Hemert,
Outside Online,
11 Aug. 2021
The hoarfrost in the subzero temperatures lifted a clean, white layer into the air that sparkled in the low sun.
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Alli Harvey,
Anchorage Daily News,
28 Dec. 2019
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Scott Travers,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Nearby, hoarfrost shimmered on hemlock branches, a bear cub peered out from a hole in the snow, and a sudden, terrifying silence echoed in the ears of the man’s ski partners.
—
Caroline Van Hemert,
Outside Online,
11 Aug. 2021
The hoarfrost in the subzero temperatures lifted a clean, white layer into the air that sparkled in the low sun.
—
Alli Harvey,
Anchorage Daily News,
28 Dec. 2019
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“Hoarfrost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoarfrost. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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hoarfrost
noun
hoar·frost
ˈhō(ə)r-ˌfrȯst 
ˈhȯ(ə)r-
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