How to Use brain freeze in a Sentence

brain freeze

noun
  • Ira, that must’ve been a pretty bad brain freeze for you on that trip.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Even the Bold North can get a brain freeze just standing outside.
    Star Tribune, 14 Feb. 2021
  • What if this was a glimpse into my future, not an hour of brain freeze but days on end?
    Max, Longreads, 4 Oct. 2019
  • In Laguna Beach, the air can be 90 degrees in April, but the water is still cold — brain freeze cold.
    David Hansen, latimes.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • So cheers, and sip carefully, my friends. Because brain freeze.
    Emily Spicer, ExpressNews.com, 18 June 2019
  • But all this came back to mind over the past few days, after Rick Perry's famous brain freeze during the recent debate.
    Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2011
  • At the very same moment, in a burst of Boylean magical realism, the world has a collective brain freeze, erasing all traces of the Fab Four.
    Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 17 May 2019
  • Call it a Freudian slip or a brain freeze or history having its revenge.
    New York Times, 8 June 2022
  • This fact really captures our hardy nature: Even snow and windchills can’t keep us from brain freezes if the payoff is sweet bliss.
    BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2019
  • Jorge Serrador , who carried out the research, speculates that brain freeze is a self-defense mechanism for the brain.
    Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2012
  • Its warmth is thought to help your blood vessels return to normal, essentially turning the brain freeze into a brain thaw.
    Washington Post, 20 July 2021
  • The neurologist has seen case reports where brain freezes were even caused by inhaling cold air such as during ice skating.
    Heidi Mitchell, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2017
  • The Times’ Lucas Kwan Peterson tried a brain freeze-inducing 45 drinks to complete the ultimate ranking.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Veterans of brutal northeastern winters think that’s a brain freeze.
    Jessica Towhey, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The 31-year-old was among dozens who braved stinging brain freeze to win an exclusive Snow King foldable bag.
    Theodora Yu, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
  • This wasn’t just a Denver loss; this was the ultimate brain freeze.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025

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