How to Use whiteout in a Sentence

whiteout

noun
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  • We got caught in a whiteout.
  • And before long the lake-effect snow picked up to a near whiteout.
    — Wzzm, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2018
  • The wind was blowing sixty to eighty miles an hour, a whiteout.
    — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
  • So Dela whipped out the whiteout and scribbled her own name on a lipstick.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2018
  • The heavy snow and strong winds could lead to near whiteout conditions on roads.
    — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The last digit of the license plate had been marked out using whiteout.
    — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 21 June 2018
  • The whiteout swept through most of the eastern and southern states as well, causing havoc from here to the coasts.
    — The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The fall shades, West said, are meant to mark a stark contrast from all the whiteout snow back in Arrendele.
    — Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Along with heavy snow, winds gusts as high as 50 mph could lead to whiteout conditions.
    — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Attendees at Black Rock City described the event site Sunday as dusty and dirty, full of whiteouts and dust storms.
    — Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The descent of the helicopter swept up the snow on the ground, creating a whiteout blizzard that coated all of the reporters in snow.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2018
  • But the winds will gust as high as 55 mph, creating whiteout conditions in portions of the Plains.
    — Derek Van Dam and Judson Jones, CNN, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The driver of one tractor trailer lost control in a whiteout.
    — Carter Evans, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2018
  • The dogs and drivers transported the medicine 674 miles through gale force winds and whiteout conditions.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Being prepared is the key to making it through an extreme whiteout.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
  • His future with the Packers is as clear as a Wisconsin whiteout.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Antifreeze spewed onto the hot engine, and a cloud of white steam thicker than a winter whiteout enveloped the car.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 18 May 2018
  • The Nittany Lions were making the most of their whiteout, leading by 12 halfway through the fourth quarter.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2020
  • The Buckeyes won’t have to deal with a whiteout this season, which could keep it from falling behind 13-0 at halftime.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2020
  • But with only a quarter of a tank of gas left, his car quickly became stuck in the whiteout conditions.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The game will be played inside Beaver Stadium in prime time, but the lack of fans eliminates the home-field advantage that a whiteout brings.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Heavy snow and near-whiteout conditions at times ruled the afternoon.
    — Anthony R. Wood, Philly.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Winds gusting up to 50 to 80 mph are predicted to bring whiteout conditions in this zone.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Especially coming out here in a whiteout and winning in front of our fans.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2021
  • This is how backward things were in the whiteout: The Colts didn’t attempt their first pass until there was 6:13 remaining in the second quarter.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2017
  • Winds out of the northeast of 15 mph are forecast with gusts up to 25 mph on Tuesday, which could create whiteout conditions as snow falls.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2018
  • Folks are dealing with black ice and whiteout conditions.
    — Adriana Diaz, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Several car pile-ups were reported in Ohio due to the heavy snow and whiteout conditions.
    — Max Golembo, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Penn State’s 13th full-stadium whiteout — where fans are encouraged to wear all white.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Crews worked through the day to try and clear the massive amounts of snow along I-80, where authorities had abandoned hope Friday night amid howling winds and whiteout conditions.
    — Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2024

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