Example Sentences

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“The bigger challenge is that uncertainty has frozen a lot of things.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Historically Russia's outpost in the South Caucasus, Armenia has frozen its participation in the Moscow-led security pact and moved to deepen ties with the US and the European Union.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

The National Commission for the Missing has frozen work on the larger mass graves while it prepares a national, systematic search for the missing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Having a family of her own has also been something in Earps' mind for a few years and she has frozen her eggs for later use in fertility treatment.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

I think my tongue has frozen and speech will be impossible, so I surprise myself by answering back in a steady voice, “Yes, I think that would save time.”

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins