wintry
Example Sentences
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The government has credited wintry weather with a recent lull in the disease.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
The showers will be wintry in nature with hail and thunder for some.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Authorities in Tenerife have activated emergency plans as Storm Therese brings wet, windy and wintry weather to the Canary Islands.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
While there will be some sunshine there will also be showers - which could even turn wintry over hills in the north of the UK.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
I hurried down the street to the bookseller one wintry afternoon, bought a whole new set of ledgers, and started in to impose method on madness.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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