verb
Example Sentences
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"I just completely froze with fear and I never, ever thought anything could scare me that much," she recalled.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Following the hack, the security council of the Arbitrum blockchain froze about $71 million in stolen funds that the attackers had moved onto the blockchain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
As water froze, growing ice crystals would push dissolved molecules into the remaining liquid, concentrating them in small spaces.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
The Iran war all but froze it, sending mortgage rates back up to 6.46% and pulling would-be buyers out of the market.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Well, after the words came out of my mouth, everyone froze like Popsicles.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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