Example Sentences

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It had snowed seven inches the night before I decided to get gravy bread again — the most snow O’Hare had seen in a single day in decades.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

They made it all the way to Denver but had to turn back — it had snowed too hard, and their connecting flight was canceled.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Everything was blanketed in ash, so the charred black landscape she had expected looked as if it had snowed instead.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2022

"When we got to Scotland, to our surprise, when we woke up in the morning, everything was white - it had snowed - and we're in a sports car," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2018

One time it had snowed all night, but it stopped early enough for school to still open.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks