wintry
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Birmingham had its worst May snowstorm for 60 years in 1955, and wintry weather returned to the city on 2 May 1979 with snow blanketing many areas for the bank holiday.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
He’s just taken a morning stroll in New York with his girlfriend, Dominican architect Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral, and is still defrosting from the wintry chill; he’ll be fully warmed up upon landing in California.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
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
I withered in her presence, like a flower that blooms too early and is frozen by a sudden wintry blast.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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