subfreezing
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of subfreezing
Example Sentences
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The Williamses, after touring dozens of houses in subfreezing temperatures, managed to secure a new house in March.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The study, "Coordinated molecular and physiological adaptations enable activity at subfreezing temperature in the snow fly Chionea alexandriana," will appear in the April 6 volume of the journal Current Biology and feature on the cover.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
In the state’s northwestern corner, weather officials warned about subfreezing, “unseasonably cold” temperatures beginning late Wednesday, with snow falling as low at 1,500 feet and mountain temperatures dropping to 15 to 25 degrees.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2024
The extreme cold, which followed days of subfreezing temperatures earlier in the week, was not limited to the South, with single-digit temperatures reported from the Northern Plains to New England.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2024
Measurements of dry atmospheric cooling in subfreezing temperatures.
From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis
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