cold snap

Example Sentences

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This is the second major snowstorm of the first-time mayor's administration, coming after 19 people died during a three-week cold snap in January.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 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 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

The inside of this bus is humid, and the windows are foggy, so I open mine about an inch, relishing the cold snap of fresh air.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day