frost-bound

Example Sentences

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The breached ramparts offered but a feeble defence; the frost-bound earth made it impossible to protect the city by an intrenched camp; and the commissariat department could not sustain a long investment.

From Old Quebec The Fortress of New France by Bryan, Claude Glennon

They drove on without a word, the frost-bound road ringing under the horses’ feet, the stars above smiling sympathetic indulgence at this last repetition of the old, old tale of man.

From A Breath of Prairie and other stories by Marchand, J. N.

There was a quick movement all through the court like a ripple upon still water, and then, absolute silence--the silence of a night frost-bound and empty.

From Lawrence Clavering by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

Here lilies that no hand hath sown     Bloom white as foam upon the sea, And elfin bells to earth unknown,     Hold frost-bound melody.

From The Ballad of the Quest by Sheard, Virna

Cold, but stimulating and pleasant was the clear, dry air; and our frost-bound world sparkled in the wintry sun.

From Willing to Die by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan