bitterly cold

Example Sentences

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In the north of Norway, Bodo can often be bitterly cold, snowy and windy during the long winter months, with temperatures deep into minus figures.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

In what has been a bitterly cold and snowy winter across much of the country, a ski retreat is a fitting way to bring people together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“Even in a bitterly cold winter primary, there is a lot of energy on the ground” behind Mejia, said Antoinette Miles, the party’s current state director.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

After receiving an urgent call, Musab rose and put on his heavy down coat to fend off the bitterly cold conditions.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Someone who saw it said that he had pulled up his coat collar and was leaning into the bitterly cold wind and never saw the truck coming.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers