wintry

Example Sentences

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Days lengthen and the Sun gets stronger, but when cold air moves in from the north, we can be quickly plunged back into wintry weather.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

On Saturday a colder north-westerly wind will bring a mixture of sunny spells and wintry showers.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 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

I flinched away, chilled to the bone, as if I had one foot back in that wintry afternoon when I’d first met him.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros