frozen over

Example Sentences

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The team suspected that a vent had frozen over, so they gently turned the ship so that the vent faced the sun, warming it up.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

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

It is part of a family of mountain plants that thrived when northern Britain was frozen over during the Ice Age.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

By the end of September, snow was piling up on the tundra, and the lake had frozen over.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer