glacial

Example Sentences

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Somehow, creaky tiled houses have been wedged here between enormous outcroppings of glacial boulders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The film is so committed to its rigors — the two-person cast, the glacial camera pivots, the moody lighting — that it teeters on the line of becoming monotonous.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

However, French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged the glacial pace of peace negotiations, saying he was "very sceptical" about the possibility of achieving "peace in the short term" in Ukraine.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

But "the largest AI companies deploy capabilities at a pace that makes 18-month legislative cycles look glacial," Patience said.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

We could not hold out long in this glacial wind, this storm.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel