defrost

Example Sentences

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Monday morning felt noticeably different for commuters, with milder conditions meaning there was no need to scrape or defrost vehicles for the first time this year.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Because shrimp are so small, they don’t need much time to defrost.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

Transport officials have deployed thousands of employees to shovel snow and defrost railways and roads.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Once the patient is ready to have a baby, doctors will defrost the eggs, fertilize them, and put the embryos back into the person’s uterus.

From Slate • May 7, 2023

In the middle of the night, Sofya and the others stumbled out of bed and began to defrost the planes by spraying them with hot water from a tank truck.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein