frost-bound

Example Sentences

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Thousands, too, from the country, thinking to escape the dreary frost-bound months of rural life, flock to the city and join the enormous army of the unemployed.

From The Boy Broker Or, Among the Kings of Wall Street by Munsey, Frank Andrew

Amid the serenity of the mountains, as he sent his gaze roaming over the frost-bound horizons, all within him became pure and crystal-clear, his soul a very prism.

From The Later Life by Couperus, Louis

The sight of the familiar scenes had banished the “Dread of the Wild” from the minds of the two men, and their spirits rose as they approached the frost-bound river below their home.

From In the Brooding Wild by Cullum, Ridgwell

Here lilies that no hand hath sown     Bloom white as foam upon the sea, And elfin bells to earth unknown,     Hold frost-bound melody.

From The Ballad of the Quest by Sheard, Virna

We shall skim over these frost-bound roads; only we’ll get jolly red noses.

From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram