wintry

Example Sentences

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The government has credited wintry weather with a recent lull in the disease.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

While there will be some sunshine there will also be showers - which could even turn wintry over hills in the north of the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Authorities in Tenerife have activated emergency plans as Storm Therese brings wet, windy and wintry weather to the Canary Islands.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Combined with some wintry showers and snow over higher ground, it felt like winter had made a return.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The knockers— hardy mountain dwellers accustomed to the cold—carried those who would have otherwise frozen: some of the dryads, or the winged sylphs, whose bodies were limp in the wintry air.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo