frost-bound

Example Sentences

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Nevertheless, the foregoing made up the background of his reflections as he listened to more "Alceste," resumed after a short note had been written for Onesimus to carry back over the frost-bound roads to Chorlton.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

But there are times when the devastating cold of the Polar regions descends upon the lonely ranges, as it had done upon the frost-bound cañon.

From The Greater Power by Dunton, W. Herbert

Then, when all was ready, the men took their poles and Nick broke out the frost-bound runners of the sled.

From In the Brooding Wild by Cullum, Ridgwell

Surely she had wandered back into the cruel bitter winter, frost-bound and hard.

From The Diamond Fairy Book by Various

She had recovered from the first shock caused by Carroll’s news, but though she could face the situation more calmly, she could find no comfort anywhere—Vane was lying helpless and famishing, in the frost-bound wilderness.

From The Protector by Bindloss, Harold