bitterly cold

Example Sentences

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It was a bitterly cold, overcast winter day when China’s senior-most general left for a meeting with hundreds of high-ranking Communist Party officials, including their leader, Xi Jinping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

“Even in a bitterly cold winter primary, there is a lot of energy on the ground” behind Mejia, said Antoinette Miles, the party’s current state director.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

After receiving an urgent call, Musab rose and put on his heavy down coat to fend off the bitterly cold conditions.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

For a number of hours the rescuers were "jumping across dykes and through fields and slipping and sliding everywhere - it was a bit of a nightmare and bitterly cold", Ridgeon said.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

The metal was bitterly cold against Owen’s back, even through his clothes, and the icy wind blowing through it threatened to turn him into a Popsicle.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz