frost
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Temperatures will fall much closer to the seasonal norm with brisk winds accentuating the colder feel around some eastern coasts and the chance of overnight frost in places.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
A metal bed with a refrigeration system that maintained a continuous layer of frost over its surface was placed at its center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Daytime highs will be close to the late September average in most regions but some cold nights are expected with frost possible in a few locations on Thursday morning.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
In some parts of eastern Scotland, especially around the Grampians, temperatures could dip low enough for a coating of morning frost on the grass.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
When he came in, stamping the snow from his boots, and caught Laura up in a bear’s hug against his cold, big coat, his mustache was beaded with little drops of melting frost.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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This is holding daytime temperatures several degrees below the seasonal norm with some late-season frosts at night.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Wet earth, plenty of sunshine and a lack of frosts have combined to give some plants a noticeable head start.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
Elsewhere across the UK there will be widespread overnight frosts and an increasing risk of snow showers affecting parts of Northern Ireland, northern England and North Wales by the end of this week.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
Air and ground frosts have fallen by around 25% since the 1980s, and snow days are becoming increasingly rare across the UK.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
Streets that glinted with frosts of powdered glass.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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Images show the large windows at the front facing onto the street and a window - perhaps with frosted glass - on the side where the motorhome was parked.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
I took an elevator and approached a door with frosted glass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
“You couldn’t see the fine details, but you could see everything else,” said Denise Milano Sprung of the frosted bathroom door of the hotel room she shared with her husband at the Calgary Airport Marriott.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
From the sweet nostalgia of frosted cupcakes to the comforting scent of vanilla cream, food-inspired fragrances have become a surprising obsession.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2025
It was like a frosted cake, cut exactly down the middle.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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Dubbed dot cakes, they start with boxed cake mix to make the base and double down on that nostalgic flavor with store-bought frosting and sprinkles.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
The cake had a butterscotch frosting, which was brown and thus “weird.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Everything else is just frosting on the cake.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
She punctuates the quip by taking a big bite, leaving a glob of frosting on her face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
I bought her a cake, though, a chocolate one with vanilla frosting from the supermarket bakery.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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