Winters

[ win-terz ]

/ ˈwɪn tərz /

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[ahy-vawr], /ˈaɪ vɔr/, 1900–68, U.S. poet and critic.

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How to use Winters in a sentence

Winters are just as extreme, as low as -40°C in the mid-latitudes and down to -75°C in the poles.
Could humans survive on Dune’s Arrakis?|Farnsworth et al./The Conversation|October 26, 2021|Popular-Science
Winters’s youngest daughter recounted the moment she knew her “mommy” was dead.
Capital Gazette gunman sentenced to life in prison without parole for rampage that killed 5|Katie Mettler, Emily Davies|September 28, 2021|Washington Post
Winters are mild, and the climbing is arguably at its best during spring and fall.
The Ultimate New River Gorge National Park Travel Guide|awise|July 19, 2021|Outside Online
But, Winters noted, she is also hoping that the development can maximize the number of units for people who make 30 percent or less of the area median income, or less than $27,090 annually — a group that might include workers like home health aides.
Amazon to donate undeveloped Crystal City land to Arlington for affordable housing|Teo Armus|July 13, 2021|Washington Post

It’s also made discussing mental health a priority, said Winters.
A year into the pandemic, game developers reflect on burnout, mental health and avoiding crunch|Shannon Liao|April 15, 2021|Washington Post
Ben H. Winters is out this July with the eagerly anticipated finale to his critically acclaimed The Last Policeman trilogy.
What Would You Do if the World Was Over?|William O’Connor|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Winters uses that cataclysmic event to examine the slow deterioration of communal life in the face of annihilation.
What Would You Do if the World Was Over?|William O’Connor|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were multiple interactions with Shelley Winters in particular.
The Unsinkable Lee Grant Sets the Record Straight|William O’Connor|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Winters became the first Playboy “Playmate of the Year” in 1957.
The Queen of the Playboy Centerfolds|Nina Strochlic|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For three days in a row, Yeager returned until she spotted Winters again and persuaded her to pose for a photo shoot.
The Queen of the Playboy Centerfolds|Nina Strochlic|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I love the English winters, don't you, because one has to do such delicious things to keep all thought of them out.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
To avoid the damp and cold of English winters he was periodically taken to the south of France.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
The lad had hurried away from Seth Winters's office and was already well along with his work while they were thus discussing him.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
Mrs. Calvert had sent a brief note of instructions to Seth Winters and he had promptly acted upon them.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
It was a region of great extremes of temperature,--the summers being hot, and the winters piercingly cold.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord