frosts 1 of 2

plural of frost

frosts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of frost

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of frosts
Noun
But these tropicals just can’t handle cold weather and usually die back as soon as frosts arrive. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026 The first is a warm wind that blows out of neighboring De Beque Canyon in springtime, dispelling frosts that could damage delicate blossoms. — Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026 First frosts are generally time to dig out plants, replace them with cover crops and keep an eye on tender indoor plants. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Some Illinois orchards might not open after several spring frosts killed crops. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 Protect dahlias from light frosts with frost cloth to extend bloom time by several weeks. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026 Unlike some herbs like basil, cilantro is pretty tolerant of cold and can survive light frosts with some protection. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026 Keep in mind that temperature, rainfall, and early frosts can shift peak color by several days and influence how colorful and brilliant the leaves appear. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026 These events, along with floods, drought and late-spring frosts are all worrisome and can adversely affect crops throughout the year. — ABC News, 8 July 2026
Verb
The best time to plant asters is in early fall, or about 4 to 6 weeks before autumn frosts. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 7 Sep. 2026 Airy meringue frosts this tender, lime-and-coconut cake. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026 These hybrid magnolias display magnificent deep-pink to reddish-purple flowers late enough in spring that frosts seldom damage them. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frosts
Noun
  • There are more conflicts today than at any time since the Second World War, and climate disasters are accelerating.
    — Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The avalanche is considered one of the worst disasters in Nepal mountaineering history.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Irwin is uncertain if the second infestation of bed bugs last weekend were ones that weren’t caught the first time, or if a person brought new bed bugs in.
    — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Not too much bugs him, but he sometimes is annoyed by his baby sister and doesn’t trust people who put pineapple on their pizza.
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Link, a $30-million spacecraft sent to save NASA’s aging Swift telescope, burned up during reentry Friday after technical failures ended its rescue mission.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Travis said their products are essential for managing temperature changes and preventing catastrophic failures in rigid piping systems.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That very same thing is what annoys Liz about Charles 500 years later.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But Turner is a symbol for everything that annoys people about the Phillies.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • With wars and climate catastrophes hitting a world still reeling from 7 million deaths caused by COVID-19, Shelley’s pandemic novel has perhaps never felt so relevant.
    — Eileen Hunt, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Tuesday’s scene was a mixture of confusion and chaos with first responders fanned out across two catastrophes and television news teams desperately trying to find out whether their journalists were safe.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This is why the sameness creeping into corporate communications right now bothers me more than the question of whether AI can write a good press release.
    — Amanda Simonian, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Kurt's key takeaways What bothers me most about DoppelCart is how convincing these fake stores can look.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This director who’s had three disappointments in a row is the person to invest in?
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • There will be early disappointments, like the rough start the Dolphins (0-2) got off to in road losses to the Las Vegas Raiders and San Francisco 49ers.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • China, which jails human rights activists in Hong Kong, persecutes Uyghurs, has killed hundreds of thousands of Tibetans and has committed genocide against the Falun Gong, is on the UN Human Rights Council.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • In Russia, the civilian repressive apparatus persecutes the military, which leaps at every chance for revenge.
    — Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

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