hard freeze

Example Sentences

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Keep some frost protection handy just in case you need to protect any tender plants from a hard freeze.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

The Antelope Valley is facing a hard freeze warning for the early morning hours on Monday, with temperatures expected to plunge below freezing overnight, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2023

Farms were hit hard, just after many growers endured a hard freeze in May.

From Washington Times • Jul. 15, 2023

By midsummer, they typically develop the spotted wings on their backs, and they tend to die off by Thanksgiving or when the first hard freeze hits.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023

There had been a hard freeze during the night, and their breath steamed in the air.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston