How to Use cold wave in a Sentence

cold wave

noun
  • Lots of goth & new wave, dark wave, cold wave… a whole lot of waves!
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Then a cold wave could sweep through the East Coast late next week.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2020
  • The bright side is that the cold wave is expected to be short-lived.
    — Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The impact of a cold wave is delayed but sustained.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • There are two cold waves that will begin to push toward Colorado between now and the weekend.
    — Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • But the unexpected cold wave didn't stop the push for open housing in Milwaukee.
    — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2018
  • Having a mission to get past an area that would soon be getting pounded by rough, cold waves kept the kids focused and attentive.
    — Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Elias-Porter often styles perms using a cold wave with a thio-free alkaline acidic solution.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2023
  • A lot of existing NewSeed crops wilted in a heat wave or got frosted in a cold wave or got drowned in a wave wave.
    — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • The report uses the recent heatwave in the Arctic and cold wave in Texas as one example.
    — Felicia Jackson, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
  • As a result, cold Arctic air may spill into lower latitudes, bringing abrupt and severe cold waves.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
  • When the cold wave struck in mid-February, these gambles came together to create catastrophe.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The cold wave also seems to be less extensive, mainly concentrated in southwest regions.
    — Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022
  • And another cold wave is possible by late Sunday into the following week.
    — Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Researchers also highlight that the dangers from severe cold waves come not just from the temperature but from how well people are prepared to cope with them.
    — Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Ten Michigan cities also placed among the top cities with the highest cold wave risk — on top of already colder winters in Michigan.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Is that an cost-effective, with winter preparations for turbines running 5% to 10% of their cost? Glenn Hegar, state comptroller of public accounts, authored as a state senator a bill that became law a decade ago after rolling outages during Texas’ 2011 cold wave.
    — University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Polar vortex ends 'false spring' Not every cold wave is tied to the polar vortex, but this one is, AccuWeather said.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • At Saturday midday, the worst of an extreme cold wave was over, but the temperature was still 6 degrees below zero.
    — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Forecast data mapped by Newsweek highlights just some of the Florida cities facing freezing wind chills early this week amid a major cold wave.
    — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • 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 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
  • An aquarium in Texas has been rehabilitating hundreds of turtles while a historic cold wave sweeps across Texas.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2024
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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