sub-zero

Example Sentences

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Hundreds also took part in a protest in sub-zero temperatures in Chicago.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

That strike, at dawn on January 9, left half the capital without heating and many residents without electricity for days in sub-zero temperatures.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The CEO of energy company Yasno said the whole city had gone into "emergency shutdowns" as a result, while emergency workers sought to put out fires and reconnect supplies in sub-zero temperatures.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

It forecast sub-zero temperatures into the evening and overnight, with the mercury barely above freezing into Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

He was behind his curtain now, looking down at himself freezing under the impact of water in sub-zero winds.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright