How to Use winter in a Sentence

winter

1 of 3 noun

• We're in for a cold winter this year, I hear.
• She traveled there two winters ago.
• They spend winters in Florida.
• Blink and miss winter this year?
  — Rose Evans updated May 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
• And the hottest winter of record.
  — Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
• Who wants six more weeks of winter?
  — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Jan. 2026
• How cold, snowy will winter be?
  — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
• Have fun, and see you in the winter.
  — Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
• Let’s run this one back from last winter.
  — Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• In the winter, the heat didn’t work.
  — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
• But come fall and winter, the scene shifts.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
• Lounge sets aren’t just for frigid winter days.
  — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
• Where winters are cold, the eggs hatch in spring.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
• For skiers, winter marks the high point of the year.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
• And then the winters can be very wet and kind of gray.
  — AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
• Trunks of young trees should be wrapped in the winter.
  — Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
• And so the winter was just like, this is the next thing.
  — Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026
• Last winter, it was used for the city’s first ice rink.
  — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
• The case is set to go to a trial next winter.
  — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
• Now’s the time to grab the best styles for fall, winter, and even next spring.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
• There can be winter freezes that affect the trees.
  — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• Then came the winter of my fifteenth year.
  — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
• Tweed is a staple in our winter wardrobes.
  — Julia Guerra, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
• Take a look at the snowfall amounts from the winter months.
  — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
• Glasgow is so cold in the winter.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 8 May 2026
• This will protect the plant from winter winds.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
• There’s even whale watching in the winter months.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
• This will help control weeds over winter.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
• There are eight winter bathing clubs here and countless spots to try it.
  — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
• Slugs, snails, and roly polies abound after the wet winter.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026

winter

2 of 3 verb

• The birds will winter in the southern part of the country.
• The farm agreed to winter our horses for us.
• My family winters in Florida.
• The hot toddy is to winter what the bourbon smash is to warmer months.
  — Liza Weisstuch, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2018
• Two or three guys could have wintered here and made it, or spent the last winter of their lives here.
  — John Schandelmeier, Alaska Dispatch News, 4 Oct. 2017
• My guess is some eagles from other state’s are wintering at the dam.
  — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
• In turn, the deer rely on these old-growth forests for their wintering habitat.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2020
• Many areas have a hard time over-wintering lavender.
  — Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
• But as the climate heats up, the geese are wintering farther and farther north.
  — Lakshmi Supriya, Science | AAAS, 11 Oct. 2017
• Enjoy the herbs for the season and don’t worry about wintering them.
  — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 9 Feb. 2018
• In colder zones, plants are best grown in containers and wintered indoors.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
• What will winter 2025 be like in Arizona?
  — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
• The bayou here used to flood during the winter and attract a lot of wintering ducks.
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 28 Oct. 2019
• Select frost-proof containers for plants that will be wintered outdoors.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
• How can winter salt impact the waterways?
  — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
• The seeds provide food for wintering songbirds.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
• This makes the puffin’s wintering grounds all the more important.
  — Robert F. Bukaty, National Geographic, 19 Feb. 2016
• After wintering in the north everyone hurried back to warmer places.
  — Ned Rozell, Alaska Dispatch News, 10 Sep. 2014
• On high tides, birdwatchers gather here to spot wintering wildfowl and waders.
  — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
• Now Ruthrauff and his colleagues believe the birds don't winter together.
  — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
• The main herds have been far away, absent here most of the winter, and these likely are survivors from stragglers that wintered farther east.
  — Seth Kantner, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2018
• For the last seven years, Dolphin has wintered in Seward while Henry worked on her.
  — Doug Capra, Alaska Dispatch News, 25 June 2017
• These birds have wintered in Central and South America and are returning to breed.
  — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
• Witness wintering moose, bison, elk, fox, and bald eagles with beauty of the Tetons surrounding you.
  — Brandon Perlman, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2017
• Last year, the number of wintering flamingos in Venice peaked at a record of nearly 24,000.
  — ABC News, 30 May 2026
• Many of the tennis players are wintering in warmer places right now, including Dressel, who is in Arizona.
  — Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 10 Mar. 2018
• The Swallowtails’ metamorphosis takes place over the course of the season, wintering over.
  — Lois Szymanski, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 1 Sep. 2019
• Elk survival, especially calves, numbers and bull ratios were up again in northeast Oregon, where herds wintered well.
  — oregonlive, 20 Sep. 2019
• The department asks that all pet owners keep their dogs under control and prevent them from roaming free in areas that are home to wintering big game or other wildlife species.
  — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2023
• More than a foot of snow fell in parts of the Pacific Northwest, with snow covering areas that were more accustomed to winter rain.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2020

winter

3 of 3 adjective

• Winter color is maroon, with red tones across the green leaves in summer.
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram.com, 16 May 2017
• Booked a mid-winter beach vacation?
  — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
• The trails near his home in Boulder’s foothills were mostly empty on this mid-winter weekday.
  — Shay Castle, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
• The result is a pocket of mid-winter warmth that looks more like May than January.
  — Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Jan. 2026
• Post-holiday workshop can help participants find way through grief in mid-winter time.
  — Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2026
• Winter’s remarkable rainfall was an unmistakable boon for a state that endured more than five years of drought.
  — Andrew Edwards, Orange County Register, 24 Mar. 2017
• Spring is in the air, and there’s no better way to welcome the season than by picking up a few new fashion pieces to boost your wardrobe (and post-winter mood).
  — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
• Cummings says going through your pesticides and other garden chemicals to find what's expired is a great pre-winter task.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
• The state also experienced one of its warmest winters on record, contributing to one of the worst mid-winter snowpacks in decades.
  — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
• However, an early burst of winter storms is expected, with a lull of snow in the mid-winter season, then a resurgence in late months of winter.
  — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
• However, an early burst of winter storms was expected, with a lull of snow in the mid-winter season, then a resurgence in the late months of winter.
  — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
• The result Saturday was a mid-winter party that felt different than any of their previous bashes.
  — Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
• Winter storm warnings are even posted in Northeastern Washington.
  — Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 16 May 2017
• Overall, most shows were recovering from their post-winter storm disruptions the prior week, with grosses up six percent from last week and attendance up 8 percent.
  — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
• Designed to lift spirits during even the darkest mid-winter days, dozens of chandeliers decorate the hallways and public areas – including a piece above the bar designed to mimic snow lanterns.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
• Schoenrock cited the number of ducks counted during the Game and Fish Commission's mid-winter aerial waterfowl survey.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
• Winter ball in Bethancourt’s native Panama did not start until January, delaying an opportunity to test his budding skills.
  — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Apr. 2017
• City public school students were off last week for mid-winter break and so didn’t have a real opportunity to connect with the technology and classroom materials needed for remote learning, officials said.
  — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
• Andy Scott, a New Zealand air commodore, said the extreme cold and landing on a runway of ice in the dark make mid-winter flights to Antarctica one of the most challenging air crews can perform.
  — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
• Compare September predawn temperatures in the 40's and 50's to mid-winter subfreezing (or in some parts of the country) subzero readings!
  — Joe Rao, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• The military group stated that mid-winter flights in Antarctica are among the most challenging trips due to extreme cold, variable weather conditions, and the difficulty of landing an aircraft on the ice during the dark hours.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
• Taking advantage of any hint of a mid-winter warm-up, Vernal Witchhazel will pop out massive flower crops — a single mature plant providing enough fragrance to fill several residential yards.
  — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
• For dozens of districts, the Detroit Free Press has compiled dates for the first day of school, fall breaks (and any breaks around Thanksgiving), spring breaks (as well as mid-winter breaks, if a district offers one) and the last day of school.
  — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
• Bones Know Their Home Morning in Midtown Memphis brings a cool, mid-winter breeze to the parking lot of mammoth, industrial-era distribution hub.
  — Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
• Andy Scott, a New Zealand Air Commodore, said the extreme cold and landing on a runway of ice in the dark make mid-winter flights to Antarctica one of the most challenging air crews can perform.
  — Reuters, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
• The January 1 procession is almost invariably held during a mid-winter heatwave and clear blue skies, an advertisement for life in Southern California broadcast to a frozen nation.
  — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
• Andy Scott, a New Zealand Air Commodore, said the extreme cold and landing on a runway of ice in the dark make mid-winter flights to Antarctica one of the most challenging air crews can perform, Reuters reported.
  — George Petras, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
• Air Commodore Andy Scott, head of New Zealand’s air component, said mid-winter flights to Antarctica are among the most difficult missions due to shifting weather, extreme cold and ice landings in total darkness.
  — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
• The mid-winter mallard count in Missouri actually fell from about 281,000 to 169,971 from 1999 to 2023.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Jan. 2026
• Americans should remember that Groundhog Day is just some mid-winter fun and climate records say that winter probably isn't over, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026