freeze up

Example Sentences

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A single freeze-up can knock out an entire weapons platform or immobilize a convoy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

This is partly as a result of a late freeze-up of ice around Hudson Bay, with unusually warm ocean waters taking a long time to cool down.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

After the freeze-up in July, CNN reported McConnell fell two other times this year.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2023

Doctors rarely get the chance to see a patient’s spells on camera, and, in McConnell’s case, two of his freeze-up moments were caught on tape.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2023

During the freeze-up, polar ice was driven down through the Bering Strait by north winds and struck the shore.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell