cold snap

Example Sentences

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As a winter cold snap grips Germany, Berliners have been slip-sliding on ice-covered footpaths, driving a heated debate on whether the capital should use environmentally damaging salt to melt away the hazard.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

A historic cold snap hasn’t dimmed the protesters’ resolve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

“As soon as we get a cold snap, the chicories start to come out, and from the Veneto over into Friuli, you just have this, like huge variety of different radicchio species,” she says.”

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

Claudia Assis explained why this weekend’s expected cold snap will be especially difficult for the airline industry.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026

Then there might be a rest for a while if the cold snap held.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen