How to Use cold wave in a Sentence

cold wave

noun

• Then a cold wave could sweep through the East Coast late next week.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2020
• Lots of goth & new wave, dark wave, cold wave… a whole lot of waves!
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2022
• The bright side is that the cold wave is expected to be short-lived.
  — Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2022
• The report uses the recent heatwave in the Arctic and cold wave in Texas as one example.
  — Felicia Jackson, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
• However, the effects of the cold wave in France may be less severe than 2021 due to the timing and coverage, said Touzard.
  — Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022
• Austin: State officials on Tuesday added 59 deaths to the toll wrought by the Feb. 14 cold wave and the ensuing collapse of the state’s electric power grid.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 15 July 2021
• But the unexpected cold wave didn't stop the push for open housing in Milwaukee.
  — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2018
• Minnesotans will pay up to $400 more for their February heating bills because of the spike in U.S. gas prices after a historic cold wave hit the South.
  — Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune, 23 Feb. 2021
• Mini 30-minute enhancements such as a face, neck and shoulder massage with cold wave stones can be done pool- or beachside, too.
  — Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2023
• Its brininess shocks my face like a cold wave, then retreats to reveal rich creaminess—panna cotta del mare.
  — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2021
• This is also borne out by the IMD study that found that the number of cold wave days over the mountainous region has been decreasing over the past three decades, according to Pai.
  — Soumya Sarkar, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2022
• The historic cold wave that hit Texas and other parts of the South created a huge demand for gas — both for heat and electricity generation.
  — Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune, 23 Feb. 2021
• Before the cold wave hit, gas prices at trading hubs in Iowa and Kansas — gateways of a sort to Minnesota — were just under $3 a dekatherm, within its normal trading range.
  — Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune, 16 Mar. 2021
• Seriousness of the cold wave, which blankets all the far west, is emphasized in a report by Blake that firing probably will have to be started early in the evening.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2022
• The Northern Plains and Upper Midwest, in particular, are likely to feel the wrath of relentless and punishing cold waves.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2017
• When the cold wave struck in mid-February, these gambles came together to create catastrophe.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2021
• All South Koreans could do was watch, heartbroken, the desperate videos from students sending last messages to their families as cold waves filled the ship.
  — Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 10 June 2019
• The Texas cold wave also reinforced OUC’s stress on the need for advanced batteries to store lots of electricity produced by solar panels.
  — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 6 May 2021
• More than two weeks have passed since the cold wave shut down the main power grid in Texas, leaving millions in freezing homes, causing about 50 deaths and disabling thousands of public water systems serving those millions.
  — Jeff Martin, Star Tribune, 3 Mar. 2021
• The cold wave also seems to be less extensive, mainly concentrated in southwest regions.
  — Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022
• The cold wave left nearly 5 million households and businesses in the state powerless for days as temperatures dropped well below freezing.
  — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 6 May 2021
• This is on top of schools going back across Europe, a sudden cold wave — so maybe there’s some seasonality — and waning immunity.
  — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 11 Oct. 2022
• The effect of one in this drink is substantial, a stealthy allium depth charge that lends a vaguely roasty, vegetal note and that rides atop the gin’s natural botanicals for a crystal-cold wave of savory flavors.
  — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 31 Jan. 2018
• In fact, between talking about haircuts and cold waves — a technique being taught to perm hair that uses a cold chemical wash over rollers — many took the opportunity to share their more-pressing concerns with us.
  — refinery29.com, 2 June 2018
• Temperatures will rise Tuesday after the longest cold wave since 1977, the National Weather Service said.
  — Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 9 Jan. 2018
• The notion that the global phenomenon of a hotter planet could be sending a shocking cold wave into the southern United States might seem nonsensical.
  — Star Tribune, 15 Feb. 2021
• Illinois was affected by seven billion-dollar disasters in 2021, including a February storm and cold wave.
  — Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 12 Jan. 2022
• China’s meteorological authority has also forecast big temperature drops in parts of the country and on Monday issued a blue alert for a cold wave – the lowest level in a four-tier warning system.
  — Heather Chen, CNN, 25 Jan. 2023
• China's meteorological authority has forecast big temperature drops in parts of the country and issued a blue cold wave on Monday.
  — Heather Chen, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
• Many local governments in Hebei Province, which surrounds Beijing on three sides, could not even afford to continue heating subsidies for natural gas during the winter, leaving residents to shiver during a record-setting cold wave.
  — Claire Fu, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024