frozen over

Example Sentences

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Congress was out and the streets of D.C. were still frozen over with the “snowcrete” left from the recent snowstorm.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

Snow, sleet and occasional icy rains have frozen over to cover much of Berlin in thin slabs of ice, which hospitals report have led to a spike in falls and injuries.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

“The ice had probably just frozen over when one of our employees, Danny, spotted Charlie skating and got that photo,” Dreu Murin, a spokesperson for the Shops at Heavenly Village, said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

Located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, the structure is almost completely frozen over.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2024

The Brandybucks were blowing the Horn-call of Buckland, that had not been sounded for a hundred years, not since the white wolves came in the Fell Winter, when the Brandywine was frozen over.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien