Example Sentences

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It might seem odd, to arrange an outing to a dictatorship, but at the time of the school trip, east-west relations had been thawing a little.

From The Guardian • May 11, 2019

It had been thawing for days, but the night had fallen clear and cold.

From In the Days of Poor Richard by Bacheller, Irving

Mr. Carmyle, who since the waiter's departure, had been thawing, stiffened again at the mention of Ginger.

From The Adventures of Sally by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

The snow was thick on the ground outside, and it had been thawing all the afternoon.

From An American Politician by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

It had been thawing and freezing, freezing and thawing, for so long that men lost account of the advance of a summer coming, with such balked, uncertain steps.

From The Magnetic North by Robins, Elizabeth