freeze up
Example Sentences
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But as temperatures have hit -20C on the front, both the equipment and men operating the devices freeze up.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
Arthur Julian, a writer on “F Troop,” noted that “real audiences sound phonier than the laugh track. Sometimes they freeze up and act unnatural.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
We freeze up because we’re afraid of the wrong choice.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025
“It has had an immeasurable detrimental effect on my career in show business in that I tend to freeze up around any situation that involves people watching me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023
The men began to fear that the sails would freeze up and cake with ice, becoming heavier and heavier until the boat toppled upside down.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
