snowflake
Example Sentences
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The 17th Century Baroque Charlottenburg Palace is illuminated in different colours, with falling snowflakes projected onto its facade and wooden stalls in front.
From BBC
In fact, just a single snowflake has to be recorded falling at any point during the 24 hours of 25 December at any of the Met Office's network of around 300 observing stations.
From BBC
In the past, the authorities had “just let the places with know-how handle everything,” he said in a recent interview in his office as fat, powdery snowflakes fell outside.
From New York Times
Otherwise, the number of blossom petals visible Saturday might seem somehow comparable, at least in a symbolic sense, to the relatively few snowflakes observed in Washington this winter.
From Washington Post
Earlier this week, snowflakes were seen falling in Los Angeles, a city famed for its palm trees and sun-kissed boulevards.
From BBC
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