Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

freeze

[freez] / friz /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In Texas, more than 200 people died after the grid operator there issued emergency orders for utilities to cut power during a severe freeze in February 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal

Existing balances could be frozen, and people would have to pay them back over time under the old terms, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Friday, Minnesota officials said they would open their own inquiry after saying they had been frozen out of the federal investigation.

From BBC

The extreme cold makes it hard to de-ice planes, while maintenance and refuelling equipment on the ground can freeze.

From BBC

When a man can make war or peace, promote or block trade, make you rich or freeze you out, other people do what they can to stay on his good side.

From The Wall Street Journal