sub-zero

Example Sentences

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It warned that the Arctic blast will bring sub-zero temperatures and wind chills, which "pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia and frostbite to exposed skin".

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

They are also without the suspended Lamine Yamal for Wednesday's match, which will take place in sub-zero conditions.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 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

Temperatures are sub-zero inside Aker Arctic Technology's ice laboratory, as the scale model of an icebreaker cruises down a 70m-long simulation tank.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 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