How to Use frost in a Sentence

frost

1 of 2 noun

• Frost formed on the window.
• The grass was covered with frost.
• These plants should bloom until the first frost of the season.
• We had an early frost.
• There’s frost on the inside of the parts of the submarine.
  — USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
• Tulips should go in the ground after the first frost but before the ground freezes.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 25 Apr. 2023
• Thanks to the deep and constant cover, the frost didn’t go down very deep.
  — Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2023
• Plant seeds about six to eight weeks before the first fall frost.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 4 Aug. 2023
• Plant them in full sun three to four weeks after the last frost when the soil has warmed.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2023
• In the past, the average date of the last frost was May 15, but that has been moved up to late April.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 22 Apr. 2023
• The sweat of summer is behind you, and the frost of winter is ahead.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023
• Plan for planting 60 to 90 days before the first frost.
  — Adam Lewis, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2023
• Cut boughs and limbs can be used to shelter plants from cold frosts.
  — Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2023
• The grape buds and ripens early and is, therefore, in the danger zone for spring frosts.
  — Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• But then came the night of May 17-18, and a frost that highlights the effects of climate change on wine.
  — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
• The Farmer's Almanac suggests the final frost date is April 23.
  — The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024
• With the lighting and the layers and the frost dressing it looked wonderful.
  — Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2024
• Keep in mind, the globes do get very cold, and may even develop some frost.
  — Lauren Manaker, Health, 27 Mar. 2023
• But after those leaves get hit with a frost or two, deer are all over them.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• How the name conjures up thoughts of snow, ice, sleet, frost and fierce, biting winds!
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
• Tonight: Winds calm quickly and, with clear skies, lows drop to the low to mid-20s with a shimmer of frost likely.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
• One carcass lay near the road, ringed by traps for the foxes that, like the frost, steal animals from the herd.
  — Hannah Beech, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
• Morning frost in the Valley of the Sun delayed the start of the tournament for an hour and 45 minutes.
  — Adam Schupak, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2023
• Plant the seeds in moist garden soil after all danger of frost has passed.
  — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
• Wait until the final frost has passed and mow your lawn down to the lowest setting.
  — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
• But frost, snow, freezing rain and wind can cause damage.
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2022
• If he wasn’t eaten by raccoons, the winter frost would kill him.
  — Anne Fadiman, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Feb. 2023
• The weather is cooling quickly, but there’s still time to prepare your home for the first frost.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2023
• The names include center moon – named for the moon occurring roughly in the center of the winter – along with cold moon, frost exploding moon, freeze up moon and severe moon.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
• For example, relatively shallow frost depths will mean spring rains will be able to soak into the ground more instead of running off into rivers and streams.
  — Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024

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frost

2 of 2 verb

• I have to frost the birthday cake.
• The cold had frosted the windows.
• To turn this the cake into a buche, do not frost the ends of the cake.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021
• Check out our guide on how to frost a cake like the pros here.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 17 June 2021
• Next is the chocolate raised, with a thin sheet of frosting over the top.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
• The new movies are just the frosting on the sugar cookie.
  — oregonlive, 9 Nov. 2019
• When frosting the sides of the cake, the whip should stay put, not move even a hair.
  — Olga Massov, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
• And feel free to play around with the icing or frosting.
  — Wolfgang Puck, chicagotribune.com, 6 Dec. 2019
• Not even the bacon could provide enough salt to dim the light of the maple frosting.
  — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
• Pipe another dot of frosting next to the first, in the center, as the body.
  — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 12 Sep. 2019
• The frosting machine, though, has been the game changer.
  — Heather L. King, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
• Frost the outside of the cake with the remaining frosting.
  — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2020
• To frost, place one cake on plate, top down to make the bottom layer.
  — Kerri Westenberg, Star Tribune, 2 June 2021
• First thing's first: Get your cake layers ready to frost.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2021
• Once cooled, frost and smooth the top and sides of the cake with remaining frosting.
  — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 17 Aug. 2021
• The valley was frosted in snow, the creek partly iced over.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 15 Oct. 2019
• Not knowing to frost in between the two layers of cake.
  — Gaby Scelzo, Bon Appétit, 3 Dec. 2020
• The car also has a TV that rolls up and down, and a partition that can frost over.
  — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 29 Mar. 2022
• The consistency of the cleanser was like frosting—creamy, thick, and smooth.
  — Sarah Bradley, Health, 8 Aug. 2023
• Method: Follow the instructions on the box and then dump the can of frosting on the end product.
  — Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2020
• Place one cake layer on a cake plate or stand and top with 1 to 1 1/2 cups frosting.
  — Beth Branch, Country Living, 27 July 2023
• The windows in the massage rooms are partly frosted over to hide a view of the parking lot.
  — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
• This season, Chris Riley lost 90% of his peach crop to frost.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2022
• Place one cake layer on a cake stand or plate and top with frosting.
  — Beth Branch, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2023
• Build whoopie pies: Pipe frosting onto the flat side of half of the cookies.
  — Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
• Once the cake has cooled, frost the top with the cream cheese frosting and sprinkle with the roasted walnuts.
  — Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
• Swizzle for about 7 to 10 seconds, until the glass starts to frost up, then top with more crushed ice.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2021
• Brazil was hit by both dry weather and frost this past season.
  — Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2021
• The berries are pureed, then strained to remove the seeds before they are added to the frosting, giving it a gorgeous pink hue and smooth texture.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
• Not just frosting on the cake and background riffs, like is typical with what horn sections do.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024