snowstorm

Example Sentences

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Shoveling out my car after a snowstorm while chatting with an Oura-wearing friend, we speculated about whether the ring would know what I’d been up to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

This past week’s snowstorm has been described as “historic” for its hurricane-force winds and massive amount of snowfall, and it’s just one of several snowstorms this area of the country has had this season.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered a shutdown Sunday of the city's entire traffic network to all but emergency travel ahead of a massive snowstorm expected to hit the northeast United States.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

The heavy snowstorm has prevented rescuers from transporting the bodies from the backcountry to a morgue in the nearby town of Truckee, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said at a news conference on Wednesday.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Relief swooped through the crowd like the news of a snowstorm on the morning when a report not yet written was due.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord