frost-bound
Example Sentences
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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
Amid the serenity of the mountains, as he sent his gaze roaming over the frost-bound horizons, all within him became pure and crystal-clear, his soul a very prism.
From The Later Life by Couperus, Louis
He saw rich nectar-thawes, release the rigour Of th' icy North; from frost-bound Atlas hands, His adamantine fetters fall: green vigour Gladding the Scythian rocks and Libian sands.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
Surely she had wandered back into the cruel bitter winter, frost-bound and hard.
From The Diamond Fairy Book by Various
It closed reluctantly, with a loud shrilling of its frost-bound hinges and frame.
From A Breath of Prairie and other stories by Marchand, J. N.
