snowbank
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of snowbank
Example Sentences
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She returned hours later to find him in a snowbank.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
In 2015, he broke both legs when the van he was driving flipped after hitting a snowbank in New Brunswick.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
She went outside and saw that a snowbank fell off their roof and onto Jason and the small enclosure where the generator was housed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2023
A 22-year-old trapped in her car, a man found dead in a snowbank on his birthday: Families are mourning nearly 30 people who died in the Buffalo area blizzard.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
But as Duane continued down the path, he heard a hello coming from a snowbank.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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