was freezing
- past progressive of freeze.
Example Sentences
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“The psychological trick I would play on myself at each meet was to imagine the water I’d dive into was freezing cold,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
They knew he was in poor health before he got nabbed, and that immigration detention was freezing cold, and hard on the body.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
"We wanted to evacuate, but the water was too strong. We had no choice but to stay there. I was freezing, and so was everyone else. The children kept crying," Merliana recalled.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
That's all we know, along with clues that they were on their knees, it was freezing cold, and whatever happened was "completely legal in this country".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
It was freezing cold, and there was no food prepared, not even hot water.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
