cold snap
Example Sentences
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A similar cold snap in 2021 disrupted oil and gas supplies, exacerbating a big rise in home heating demand.
Drawing in colder air from north-east Europe, temperatures will start to drop over the weekend and next week with a cold snap.
From BBC
The ice formed upstream in recent weeks during a cold snap that saw temperatures plummet to minus 15 degrees Celsius.
From Barron's
When this is considered together with the notable cold snap experienced at the start of the month, it raises the possibility that January as a whole could end up being colder than the long-term average.
From BBC
The attacks have spurred urgent humanitarian concerns, with millions of Ukrainians suffering long periods without electricity and heating during a cold snap where temperatures have dropped to -20C in some parts of the country.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
