frost-bound
Example Sentences
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Her green eyes shine through the frost-bound floes, and light the depths of the Northern seas.”
From The Fairies and the Christmas Child by Lilian Gask
But finally the crows rode up on the soft winds out of the South, and a benign sun broke the grip of these frost-bound hills, and gradually emptied their pockets of snow.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by Everett MacDonald
Amid the serenity of the mountains, as he sent his gaze roaming over the frost-bound horizons, all within him became pure and crystal-clear, his soul a very prism.
From The Later Life by Louis Couperus
Thousands, too, from the country, thinking to escape the dreary frost-bound months of rural life, flock to the city and join the enormous army of the unemployed.
From The Boy Broker Or, Among the Kings of Wall Street by Frank Andrew Munsey
The little cavalcade sped swiftly on, for the frost-bound roads were pleasant travelling, and towards evening a dim mass appeared on the horizon, which presaged a fall of snow.
From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Lewis Wingfield
