How to use frost in a sentence

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• A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.From the entry hardy
• The seedlings appeared to be coming along nicely until a late frost killed them.From the entry late
• The uninsulated water pipes must be installed below the frost line to prevent them from freezing.From the entry frost line
• The food was great at this year's frost fair. Lots of people were out skating and sledding.From the entry frost fair
• This species flies from late summer until frost.From the entry fly
• There was a delicate pattern of frost on the window.From the entry delicate
• This morning was a brisk fall day. It wasn't cold enough for frost, but you wanted to keep moving.From the entry brisk
• The plant’s immaturity made it sensitive to frost.From the entry immaturity
• After the rain and frost, the pavements were glacial.From the entry glacial
• The windows often frost up in winter.From the entry frost up
• Due to the thin layer of snow on the ground the frost line has penetrated unusually deep this year.From the entry frost line
• Depending on frost conditions, groundwater may be grouped in three classes: superfrost, interfrost and subfrost.2017, A.L. Goldin, Design of Earth Dams, CRC Press, →ISBN. From the entry superfrost
• Frost a glitz-hound and possible nincompoop, incapable of the obduracy required for such a reportorial effort.2007 April 26, Ginia Bellafante, “The Medium, the Message, the Drama of TV’s Q & A”, in New York Times. From the entry stonewaller
• Inside there's a fire, but the room's that big there's lacings of frost on all the windows.1997, Flamingo Book of New Scottish Writing. From the entry skite
• Trawlers heavily iced due to black frost have been known to capsize in Arctic fishing grounds.1976, H. O. Mertins, Compendium of Lecture Notes in Marine Meteorology for Class III and Class IV Personnel, page 68. From the entry black frost
• They were electricalizing them to avoid spring frosts by thermostatic control.1929, Kentucky State Horticultural Society, Transactions: Being a Report of the ... Annual Meeting, page 169. From the entry electricalize
• "Well, well," he went on slowly, "a fairish day–a bit frost coming.1910, Charles Tenney Jackson, My Brother's Keeper, page 273. From the entry fairish
• Sylvestris show steep latitudinal clines within Finland in date of budset and in the development of frost tolerance.2013, F.J. Bigras, Stephen Colombo, Conifer Cold Hardiness, →ISBN, page 207. From the entry budset
• Calabrese is a quick-growing crop, usually maturing in three or four months, and the plants aren't frost hardy.2010, Geoff Stebbings, Growing Your Own Fruit and Veg For Dummies, →ISBN. From the entry calabrese
• "Smartish frost and we shall get a duck's frost tonight.2009 July 15, Fred Archer, The Distant Scene, Amberley Publishing Limited, →ISBN. From the entry duck's frost
• Ahead, a cool breeze swept the pale morning sun across a grassy meadow turned amber by morning's frost.2008, Elizabeth Amber, Raine: The Lords of Satyr, page 211. From the entry amber
• Congelifraction occurs in mountains where frosts and thaws alternate.2007, QA International, Understanding the Earth, →ISBN, page 73. From the entry congelifraction
• Forehead pressed to a windowpane coated with frost.2002, Joyce Carol Oates, I'l Take You There, Fourth Estate, published 2003, →ISBN, page 18. From the entry Ida
• If the product isn't in a good environment it will get wet, and mould and frost will damage it.2000, Carolyn Blackman, “A Lot to Learn: ‘Nowhere Else in the World is It Like This!’”, in China Business: The Rules of the Game, Crows…. From the entry plum rains
• In the Northern colonies shelter had to be sought from the storms and frosts of a rigorous climate.1980, Reuben Aldridge Guild, Early history of Brown University, page 19. From the entry overfruitful
• Atmospheric mold sensitivity may prolong postseasonal ragweed symptoms until frost.1975, French Keller Hansel, Allergy and Immunity in Otolaryngology:, page 61. From the entry postseasonal
• So we all stuck our feet into cow-pats, and after walking over the frost it was bosker and warm sure enough.1965, Frank Sargeson, Collected stories, page 50. From the entry bosker
• The frost got to biting my fingers and toes.1954, William Peery, Twenty-one Texas Short Stories, page 207. From the entry ducking coat
• There'll be another frost tonight and no doubt another fall of woodcock in the covers in the morning.1938 October, “The gentle art of squirrel-shooting”, in Reginald Townsend Townsend, editor, Country Life and the Sportsman, volume 74…. From the entry fall
• Use between layers of angel cake or white cake, frost cake a delicate light green, sprinkle with a few fine-cut pistachios.1923, Paul Richards, Cakes for Bakers, page 253. From the entry angel cake
• He mittened his hand and beat it violently for a minute before exposing it to the frost to strike a match.1911 August, Jack London, “[Smoke Bellew] Tale Three: The Stampede to Squaw Creek”, in Cosmopolitan, volume LI, number 3, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry mitten
• Since the freezing-point is thirty-two above zero, it meant that one hundred and seven degrees of frost obtained.1908, Jack London, To Build a Fire. From the entry degree of frost
• A farmer taught me that broccolini are sweeter during the cooler months, when they produce more sugar to protect themselves from frost.2022, Odette Williams, Simple Pasta: Pasta Made Easy. Life Made Better., Ten Speed Press, →ISBN, page 210. From the entry broccolini
• Unseasonable frosts in the spring scorch the tender fruits, which bad effect of frost is usually expressed by carbunculation or blasting. -Joseph Caryl.2016, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Treasury of David. From the entry carbunculation
• It's best served arctic cold, so shake the vodka until your hands are stuck to the shaker by a layer of frost.2015 October 6, Katie Webster, Maple: 100 Sweet and Savory Recipes Featuring Pure Maple Syrup, Quirk Books, →ISBN. From the entry mapletini
• The first year I stayed on 'til snow skiffed the highways & we had to burn the frost out of the ditchline with coal.1986, Waves. From the entry skiff

Meaning of frost

1. noun A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
2. noun The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.
3. noun Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.

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Questions about frost in a sentence

How do you use frost in a sentence?

Frost is used as a noun and verb. For example: “I think the boss's decision frosted him a bit.”

What is a short sentence with frost?

“The windows often frost up in winter.”

What does frost mean?

Frost means a cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.