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Examples of cold front in a Sentence
A cold front will move in tomorrow, bringing with it clear skies.
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According to the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, a cold front will continue to push through the Ohio Valley region Wednesday morning, bringing cooler, drier air to the area.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024
This cold front will surely cool things down in North Texas after more than 24 hours of summer-like conditions with some parts of the region feeling the heat in the low 90s.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
Manion said that while the highs are expected in the low 70s, a cold front is sweeping in, and there’s a chance for several weather threats, including hail up to an inch and tornadoes throughout the southeast corner of Michigan from the Thumb down to the Ohio border.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2024
Meteorologists say thunderstorms should exit the Southeast by Friday morning as a potent cold front is forecast to sweep across the country from the West Coast.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
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
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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 29 Apr. 2024.
Kids Definition
cold front
noun
: an advancing edge of a cold air mass
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