How to Use snowstorm in a Sentence

snowstorm

noun
  • The first night on the water, the pair were caught in a snowstorm.
    Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The ad opens with a bird's eye view of a town stuck in a snowstorm.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
  • When the building gets shut down thanks to a snowstorm, they’re forced to spend the night catching up.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 30 Aug. 2023
  • In a game played in a snowstorm, the Bengals made a statement by toppling the Bills.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2023
  • But a huge snowstorm hit and their flights got delayed.
    cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • While the snowstorm is over, the cold is moving eastward, from Denver all the way to New York City.
    Max Golembo, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2023
  • This snowstorm comes as some of the coldest air of the season hits the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Yosemite first closed on Feb. 25 after a series of massive snowstorms buried parts of the park in up to 15 feet of snow.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Somewhere near the top would be that snowstorm in Nevada.
    Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 8 June 2023
  • Last year around this time, a heavy snowstorm dumped several inches of snow in the city.
    Deepti Hajela, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Moving streaks of light wash across the pavement or walls in front of the car like a glittering snowstorm.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Your roof takes the brunt of any harsh weather: the beating sun, thrashing rain, winter snowstorms and the like.
    Good Housekeeping, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Red Rocks Amphitheatre came near the end of a lengthy summer-fall run and went on in spite of a freak snowstorm that evening.
    Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Last spring my Rainier cherry tree was in full bloom when the April 11 snowstorm dropped 11 inches at our house.
    oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Viewers will see the horses helping a small town brought to a standstill by a snowstorm.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Fast forward to Saturday, when the Hoosiers fought through a snowstorm in order to get to Iowa City on time.
    Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Her husband would have to go by ambulance in the middle of the raging snowstorm.
    Tom Hallman, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
  • That plane had a shorter range and had stopped to refuel in Cedar City, Utah, only for a snowstorm to strand the team there overnight.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The Bengals didn’t take any chances with the snowstorm forecasted to hit Ohio and surrounding states.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The problem is major snowstorms have eluded the region.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
  • James prayed so intently during a snowstorm that he was buried in snow and had to be dug out by his neighbors.
    WIRED, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Portland so far has been spared a surprise April snowstorm like the one the city experienced last year, but that could change.
    oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
  • See historic photos of the worst snowstorm on record in Chicago, view the front page of the Tribune and take a look at the city’s coldest and snowiest January days.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2023
  • That year, a historic snowstorm snarled daily life in the city and surrounding suburbs.
    Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Both games went to overtime, but last year was against Denver in a snowstorm at altitude.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023
  • As Iowans brave the snowstorms leading up to the caucuses, many are ready to navigate the weather and cast their votes on Monday.
    Allison Novelo, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Klein runs a food pantry in her neighborhood and packed up food to give to families affected by the snowstorm.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Others believe he was caught in a snowstorm and died of exposure.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2023
  • When a snowstorm hits a small town on Christmas Eve, a group of high school students is brought together, and by the time the snow clears, everything has changed.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The towline connecting the vessels was cut by a powerful snowstorm, and the Severn ran aground.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2023

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