How to Use freezing rain in a Sentence

freezing rain

noun
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  • That means more rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain and hail.
    — Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Overnight will see a chance of a wintry mix and freezing rain.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Strong winds and freezing rain pulled down trees and power lines.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 7 Apr. 2023
  • For a time, the only movement on our cameras is from the freezing rain.
    — Ibtissem Guenfoud, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The crash occurred as a storm rolled through the state, bringing snowfall and freezing rain to the region.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Deep freezes hit wide bands of the US this week; snow and freezing rain have swept across northern Europe.
    — Aarian Marshall matt Simon, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Snow, freezing rain and sleet are possible in the region.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The weather system is expected to spread into the Plains by the evening, packing heavy snow, strong winds and freezing rain.
    — Derrick Bryson Taylor, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Area residents could see a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain, with snow and sleet expected to reach up to four inches.
    — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2023
  • New England will see an icy mix of rain, freezing rain and sleet during the Friday morning commute.
    — Max Golembo, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Rescue teams worked through the night and into the morning of August 24 to search for the hiker, with strong winds and freezing rain hindering their efforts.
    — Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
  • One page had a photo of a cowboy on horseback, getting pummeled by freezing rain.
    — Andy Dunn, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
  • There could be a light glaze of ice with freezing rain or drizzle in those areas as temperatures warm back up near the freezing mark.
    — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • In recent days, ice and freezing rain have reportedly caused at least ten deaths in Oregon.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
  • An hour before sunrise, Shelly Brost walked a mile in freezing rain to the public assistance office.
    — Katheryn Houghton, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The first storm wave, which arrived Thursday night, started as freezing rain and then transitioned into a light snow.
    — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
  • As the storm continues to track toward the Great Lakes, forecasters say Chicago and parts of Michigan could see between 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch of ice and freezing rain.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Some schools in the Kansas City metro announced closures Tuesday as freezing rain continued to make some roads icy.
    — Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Disruptions to the jet stream riding over the top of this combination of mild and cold air can produce a zone of freezing rain that can stretch hundreds of miles from west to east.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The weather could hinder holiday travel and cheer, as freezing rain rather than snow could make for slippery roads.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In McGrath, 18 miles farther back on the trail, there was freezing rain and fuzzy cloud cover obscuring the nearby mountains and grounding planes.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Up to 7 inches of snow were possible in Wisconsin and Minnesota, but North Dakota was getting the worst of it with high winds, snow and freezing rain.
    — Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
  • But a National Weather Service advisory through today warned of freezing rain and gusting winds of up to 40 mph for parts of the state.
    — Jonathan Mattise, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2024
  • None of the crew reported seeing any rain, freezing rain or sleet in the area before 6 a.m., investigators said.
    — Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Any rain is spotty and brief enough not to think much about, but a few spots west or northwest could see a mainly inconsequential moment of freezing rain.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Around a half-inch of freezing rain fell on Wayne County, where Detroit is located, according to the weather service.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The weather service says freezing rain occurs when snowflakes descend into a warmer layer of air and melt completely.
    — The Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches are forecast for much of the Northeast, while light freezing rain is possible across northern portions of the mid-Atlantic.
    — Haley Brink, CNN, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Snowfall of an inch to 3 — maybe even 4, in some parts of southeast Michigan — is expected Tuesday, followed by freezing rain, that could make the evening commute home slippery and slow going.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Evening temperatures could dip to 30 degrees with a possibility of snow, sleet and freezing rain later into the evening.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024

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