Example Sentences

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They hardly slept because it was snowing too hard and his group had to clear the snow every 10 minutes.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

"At 10 to five in the morning, when it was snowing and my Christmas tree was up, the police came to my door," she says.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

“In fact, it was snowing when we arrived in the valley two weeks ago,” she said, “and the Merced River was at least 20 feet narrower and calm.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2023

It was snowing steadily when I arrived at Stowe Mountain Resort last Tuesday.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023

The one difference between the present-day office and this one was that it was snowing in the past; bluish flecks were drifting past the window in the dark and building up on the outside ledge.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling