Examples of cold snap in a Sentence
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Here's what experts say If the temperatures warm enough to break apple trees out of dormancy and another cold snap follows, the tree could be damaged.
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Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024
An unusually long cold snap will finally loosen its grip on central Indiana in the coming week, but a mix of ice, rain and a temperature swing of more than 50 degrees could make for dangerous driving conditions.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Jan. 2024
The buds that did emerge were, like the ones in the Northeast, killed by a cold snap in the early spring.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
The first winter weather advisory was issued on Dec. 31 and then in January during a 9-day cold snap.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
But deceptively warm late winters and early springs can stir fruit trees into blossoming, and those tender blossoms are then vulnerable to a traditional cold snap — and there's no second chance in a fruit-growing season.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
During a bitter cold snap in December 2020, Nuon Sokkheng, a Cambodian migrant, died in a heatless shack.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Until the likes of Tesla, Polestar, Volvo, and Volkswagen have worked out how to make their EVs as thermally efficient as HiPhi, for many drivers range anxiety could still be just a cold snap away.
—Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
This could be all right for fruit, so long as another cold snap doesn’t kill the buds.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024
An unusually long cold snap will finally loosen its grip on central Indiana in the coming week, but a mix of ice, rain and a temperature swing of more than 50 degrees could make for dangerous driving conditions.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Jan. 2024
The buds that did emerge were, like the ones in the Northeast, killed by a cold snap in the early spring.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
The first winter weather advisory was issued on Dec. 31 and then in January during a 9-day cold snap.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
But deceptively warm late winters and early springs can stir fruit trees into blossoming, and those tender blossoms are then vulnerable to a traditional cold snap — and there's no second chance in a fruit-growing season.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
During a bitter cold snap in December 2020, Nuon Sokkheng, a Cambodian migrant, died in a heatless shack.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Until the likes of Tesla, Polestar, Volvo, and Volkswagen have worked out how to make their EVs as thermally efficient as HiPhi, for many drivers range anxiety could still be just a cold snap away.
—Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
This could be all right for fruit, so long as another cold snap doesn’t kill the buds.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Cold snap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20snap. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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