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Examples of cold front in a Sentence
A cold front will move in tomorrow, bringing with it clear skies.
Recent Examples on the Web
This could cause a few places in our region to experience wind damage behind this exiting cold front.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Considerable cooling and winds are expected to move in on Friday with the storm’s cold front, before rain begins Friday evening, lasting through Sunday.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Despite dire warnings, the Cincinnati area dodged the worst of the storms caused by Tuesday's cold front.
—The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2024
That early April cold front doesn’t look extreme, though.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2024
The Bay Area’s cold front will give way to colder temperatures throughout the weekend, Kennedy said.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Another round of rain will come in the afternoon into the evening as a cold front settles in for the week, blessing us with chilly below-50 temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.
—Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2024
Say, for example, a cold front is moving into an area; a clothing store's digital window display might adapt to showcase winter gear and generate a live snowfall backdrop to attract people in.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
That was until Kansas City’s taste of false spring came to a screeching halt with the arrival of a fast moving cold front that swept into the area between 3 and 4 p.m.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1921, in the meaning defined above
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“Cold front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20front. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Kids Definition
cold front
noun
: an advancing edge of a cold air mass
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