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Examples of snow-white in a Sentence
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Their snow-white plumage matched the backdrop: The South Portico, the semi-circular columned structure that is part of the executive residence overlooking the South Lawn.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Hit your next holiday party in this snow-white jacket or this slinky ruched top to collect all the compliments.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2024
One that does: a snow-white bingpi with a blooming floral design.
—Ingu Chen, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
The birds are masters of camouflage, growing snow-white plumage in winter and mottled brown feathers in summer.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
Then, the clip shows Malone and Swift typing away in a dystopic, snow-white office, before cutting to a clip of Swift strapped onto a strange contraption.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
Males have a splash of color atop their heads, some sporting feathers in iridescent blue or pink hues, while others are snow-white.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
Awards season chatter about the dark stylings of Oppenheimer, snow-white chill of Anatomy of a Fall, and the hot pink highlights of Barbie ends tonight, when the 2024 Oscar winners turn major contenders' blue-sky dreams into gold at the 96th Academy Awards.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2024
The bird is the snow bunting — so named both for its predominantly snow-white plumage and amazing ability to withstand snow and subfreezing weather in its breeding grounds in the Arctic tundra.
—Richard B. Karel, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of snow-white was
before the 12th century
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“Snow-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow-white. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
snow-white
adjectiveˈsnō-ˈhwīt,
-ˈwīt
: white as snow
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