How to Use thaw in a Sentence

thaw

1 of 2 verb

• The sun will soon thaw the snow and ice.
• Plant the seeds in early spring as soon as the ground thaws.
• The weather is beginning to thaw.
• She held the coffee cup tightly, trying to thaw her frozen fingers.
• Our cold fingers and toes eventually thawed.
• The Cowboys will have the chance to thaw out in this game.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
• If your pipes do freeze, do not thaw them with a torch.
  — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024
• Get our best tips for how to thaw a turkey in the fridge or sink.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2022
• Be sure to thaw in the fridge for 48 hours prior to baking.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
• And the image of the corpses thawing out in the middle of the town ice rink just looks surreal.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2024
• Once thawed, consume or use the milk within two to three days.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
• The most common questions deal with the correct way to thaw a frozen bird.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2023
• Another way to slowly thaw pipes is to let the heat of your home warm them, the CDC says.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
• There’s no need to thaw—just take a cube or two, depending on the size of the dish, and add it to a pan of hot oil.
  — Carlos Matias, Bon Appétit, 6 Apr. 2024
• Jack and Barrett bring down the house with their duet and with that, the frost between them begins to thaw.
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022
• Gather the family around, bust out the egg nog and watch as frozen corpses are thawed out!
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024
• Halfway home, the fish, which were each about seven feet long and piled in the truck’s bed, began to thaw.
  — Andrew S. Lewis, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
• To assemble, place the frozen cubes of roux in a skillet to thaw over medium heat.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 17 July 2023
• Pull portions out of the freezer and defrost in the microwave, or let thaw and reheat in the oven.
  — Rishon Hanners, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2023
• And as the springtime sun arrives and the ground begins to thaw, neighbors who stayed start to bury their dead.
  — USA Today, 11 Oct. 2022
• Southern tribes called this the worm moon after the earthworm casts that appeared as the ground thawed.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2023
• The rapid change is causing the frozen ground known as permafrost that coats about two-thirds of Russia to thaw for the first time in ages.
  — Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
• Paxson has not had any thawing days to speak of and nights have been near zero.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2023
• Frozen foods should be thawed within three to four months, Baker says.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023
• Schools exist to suppress those feelings, to blunt the ax and gently thaw the sea.
  — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 June 2023
• In under 30 minutes, the shrimp should be fully thawed.
  — Julia Levy, Southern Living, 2 July 2023
• Once a woman decides to use her frozen eggs, not all of them will survive the thawing process.
  — Paige Stables, Allure, 16 Nov. 2023
• Proper watering in spring when the soil is thawed helps wash salt off the plants and leach it into the soil away from plant roots.
  — Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
• Sea ice and glaciers are melting, and permafrost is thawing.
  — Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
• During the winter, temperatures cause the ground to freeze and thaw.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2023

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thaw

2 of 2 noun

• As the ground warms, ice in the permafrost melts, and the soil thaws.
  — Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2023
• Just be sure to remove the mulch in the spring when the ground thaws.
  — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2023
• But the swap doesn't seem to be the start of a thaw in relations.
  — ABC News, 1 May 2022
• The point at which the tip hits hard ice reveals the depth of permafrost thaw.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022
• Then good news, as the great thaw in the metro area continues.
  — Staff Reports, oregonlive, 25 Dec. 2022
• Help trick-or-treaters thaw out with a warm mug of cocoa, or make jars of the mix to hand out to friends and neighbors.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 13 Sep. 2022
• Cover; thaw in the fridge up to 2 days, bake as directed.
  — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
• Nothing remains for them but to hope for the thaw that could be provided by the Big 12.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
• With temperatures that range from the low 20s to the low 60s, spring in Aspen is all about waiting for the thaw.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2022
• But what starts as a meet-uncute slowly changes as the two thaw during the long journey.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2022
• Barely four months remain before the ground begins to dry out from the spring thaw.
  — David A. Andelman, CNN, 26 Jan. 2023
• How come no one ever talks about the January thaw any longer?
  — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 28 Jan. 2022
• Any thaw would come weeks later, AccuWeather added, with a heightened risk of nor'easters at the end of the season.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2021
• The freeze-and-thaw cycle of late winter also can crack soil and heave shallow roots up.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2022
• The thaw signaled the beginning of the end for an icy blast that brought North Texas to a standstill, blowing in sleet, snow and freezing rain.
  — Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2023
• Rather than being the sum of all of our fears, the year was in many ways a possible harbinger of a pessimism thaw.
  — Zachary Karabell, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2022
• There were some moments that felt like a thaw, however.
  — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2023
• In the spring, when the ground thaws, remove the tree from the pot, cover its roots in a mixture of dirt and compost, add a light layer of mulch and water it.
  — Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
• The next three months are crucial, as the winter thaws and makes troop movements easier.
  — Fareed Zakaria, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
• But instead Crash is a joyful exercise—a clever party starter that is well timed for the spring thaw.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2022
• The frozen iguanas can remain paralyzed on the ground for hours until the weather warms up enough to let their blood thaw.
  — Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022
• When spring comes around, the frog miraculously thaws and goes about its business.
  — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
• The timing is designed to prevent damage to roads during spring thaw.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2021
• The day before serving, remove any wrappings and let the frozen pumpkin pie thaw in the fridge, uncovered, for 12 to 24 hours.
  — Julie Harans, Bon Appétit, 29 Aug. 2023
• The pop star’s latest album, Crash, is a joyful exercise—a clever party starter that is well timed for the spring thaw.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2022
• It’s built around an icy performance by Alfre Woodard that thaws to reveal a bruised soul.
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2024
• When soil warms up and thaws, rain soaks in until the ground becomes saturated.
  — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
• That thaw included a 19-point third quarter and 44 points overall — the most by a Piston on Halloween.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2022
• Potholes are caused by the expansion and contraction of roads during the freeze-thaw cycle.
  — Brook Endale, The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2022
• His own business success has stemmed from a thaw in cross-strait relations.
  — Wayne Chang, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024