warm spring
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of warm spring
An Americanism dating back to 1740–50
Example Sentences
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Does a dry, sunny warm spring lead to a wet summer?
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025
A mild winter and relatively warm spring led to a bumper crop last year, with Sicilian growers getting as much as 5.50 euros per kilo even as lemon growers earned as little as 1.22 euros.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
When the first stretch of warm spring weather visits us, the soul is suddenly called to clear house.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
“And just like a warm spring, you know, I don’t want to say ‘Old Faithful,’ but it’s bubbling up there out of the rocks.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
Gus whistled while he hoed around the tiny tomato plants, stepping carefully between the pole beans and zucchini that were just beginning to poke through the warm spring dirt.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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