- past tense form of freeze.
froze
Example Sentences
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I froze and wondered if he sensed my fight-or-flight response.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
I may or may not have rolled my eyes, expecting to see a spider—something my North London upbringing taught me to care little about—when I froze.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Lisabeth froze the rock and used X-rays to observe how ice formed inside the tiny spaces between individual grains.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
"I kind of froze and didn't speak for a minute," says Urmston.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Clare froze, struck by the sheer logic of her argument.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
