How to Use climate in a Sentence

climate

noun
Definition of climatenext
Synonyms for climatenext
  • A climate of fear prevails in the city.
  • The country's climate is ideal for growing grapes.
  • These trees only grow in humid climates.
  • The company is trying to develop a positive climate for innovation.
  • In the first months of 2019, the fight against climate change was in bad shape.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The plan to save the world from the worst of climate change is built on data.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 8 Nov. 2021
  • On this episode, how to fight fire with fire in the change in climate.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • But are they aligned with the true scope of climate change risks?
    — Curt Spalding, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022
  • For many, the fire was a harsh reminder of climate change.
    — Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Aug. 2021
  • In the current climate, that does not look set to change.
    — Isobel Thompson, The Hive, 23 June 2017
  • Graven and her colleagues build models of the world to study the climate.
    — Carl Zimmer, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2020
  • The issue of climate change is featured for the first time in the report.
    — Drew Kann, ajc, 14 Dec. 2021
  • No matter the climate—sun, snow, rain—you’ll get your use out of them.
    — Grace Smith, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Ten million climate refugees could swell the trails of East Africa alone.
    — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, 17 July 2019
  • That’s why, even in the midst of a crisis, climate action can’t take a back seat.
    — Levi Tillemann, Wired, 24 Mar. 2020
  • There’s no reason to prune roses to the ground in our mild climate.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023
  • In their own ways, all of the works cited above are a response to this climate of change.
    — refinery29.com, 3 July 2018
  • But climate change might not be wholly to blame for the fungus' spread.
    — Dr. Adela Wu, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2021
  • For years, Seattleites have talked about the dangers of climate change.
    — James Ross Gardne, The New Yorker, 30 June 2021
  • That changing climate has pushed some of them to venture south in search of food.
    — Fox News, 19 June 2019
  • The world remains on track to blow past its current climate goals.
    — Brady Dennis, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2022
  • But that’s part of the point, for both housing and climate policy.
    — Anthony Flint, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Among the issues that the U.S. is looking to resolve: the climate crisis and the growing amount of space junk around Earth.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • For these reasons, climate change is of great concern to us.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • This would not seem to be a viable climate for painting.
    — Karen Rosenberg, New York Times, 22 June 2017
  • But this has changed due to the intensity of flames caused by climate change.
    — CBS News, 11 July 2022
  • This classic flower has a long blooming season and loves the climate here in the South.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The one-two punch of climate-friendly and delicious grows on trees.
    — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
  • My hope is for people to know that there’s no wrong or perfect way to show up to the climate movement.
    — Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Is there any chance of Congress passing a climate bill this year?
    — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022

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