Examples of a white Christmas in a Sentence
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State of play: To qualify as a white Christmas, there needs to be at least 1 inch of snow on the ground.
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Mike Deehan, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
There is also likely to be snow in the Northeast, where some places could see 1 to 3 inches of snow, potentially waking up to a white Christmas.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
People in the Northeast woke up to the sight of snow on the first day of winter Saturday, despite the news that a white Christmas is not expected later this week.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Overall, a white Christmas is now a guarantee across much of the mountainous terrain of the West, including the Sierra Nevada and the Rockies, according to AccuWeather.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
The last time Nashville had a white Christmas was in 2010.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
The following 10 Christmases had the most snow on the ground:
2000: 25 inches
1951: 17 inches
2008: 13 inches
1959: 11 inches
2013: 10 inches
1969: 10 inches
1909: 10 inches
2016: 8 inches
1950: 8 inches
1983, 1935, 1925 and 1918: 6 inches
More:Will Milwaukee see a white Christmas in 2024?
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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Mike Deehan, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
There is also likely to be snow in the Northeast, where some places could see 1 to 3 inches of snow, potentially waking up to a white Christmas.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
People in the Northeast woke up to the sight of snow on the first day of winter Saturday, despite the news that a white Christmas is not expected later this week.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Overall, a white Christmas is now a guarantee across much of the mountainous terrain of the West, including the Sierra Nevada and the Rockies, according to AccuWeather.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
The last time Nashville had a white Christmas was in 2010.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
The following 10 Christmases had the most snow on the ground:
2000: 25 inches
1951: 17 inches
2008: 13 inches
1959: 11 inches
2013: 10 inches
1969: 10 inches
1909: 10 inches
2016: 8 inches
1950: 8 inches
1983, 1935, 1925 and 1918: 6 inches
More:Will Milwaukee see a white Christmas in 2024?
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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“A white Christmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20white%20Christmas. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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