cold snap
Example Sentences
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Mamdani faced criticism after at least 18 people died during the first storm and ensuing cold snap.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
He has already contended with two major snowstorms and a cold snap in which 19 people died from exposure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
The latest numbers showing steep increases also don’t capture February’s cold snap across large parts of the country.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
The planet experienced its fifth-hottest January on record despite a cold snap that swept across the United States and Europe, the EU's climate monitor said Tuesday.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
A severe cold snap was in danger of turning the water in the planes’ radiators to solid ice, which would break the radiators.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
