- past tense form of freeze.
froze
Example Sentences
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With the future of government backing unclear, she froze hiring for a postdoctoral researcher and warned partner preschools that her timeline was uncertain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
I may or may not have rolled my eyes, expecting to see a spider—something my North London upbringing taught me to care little about—when I froze.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Lisabeth froze the rock and used X-rays to observe how ice formed inside the tiny spaces between individual grains.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
"I hesitated. I froze temporarily. I was in some shock myself," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Natalie froze as a second white man in a black uniform and a black mask came up behind the first.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
