How to Use freezing point in a Sentence

freezing point

noun
  • The freezing point of water is 0 degrees Celsius and 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • The more salt added, the greater the effect on the freezing point.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Salt lowers the freezing point of ice, whether on winter roads or the sea.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
  • More snow is likely to come Thursday as highs will struggle to reach the freezing point.
    — Cameron Fields, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Making sure the windshield washer fluid is topped off and is the solvent with a low freezing point.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2023
  • In a nutshell, ice melt lowers the freezing point of water, causing the salt to melt and create a brine.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 5 Sep. 2019
  • This rock is probably around the freezing point of water or so, which, to an astronomer, is pretty warm.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2011
  • The first frost can occur at the freezing point when a liquid turns to solid, or 32 degrees.
    — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2022
  • As winter sets in and wetlands freeze, some birds move to the lake to forage since its salty water has a lower freezing point.
    — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Oct. 2022
  • If the freezing point is the finish line, then the initial temperature is like the starting point.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2020
  • This line marks the distance from a star at which the temperature falls below water’s freezing point.
    — Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Most quart recipes can accommodate two ounces of liquor before the freezing point drops noticeably.
    — Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2021
  • The compounds in the woolly caterpillar’s body lower its freezing point, buying it some time.
    — Kate Furby, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The North Bay valleys and inland in the East Bay could get close to the freezing point.
    — Michelle Apon, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Humans deal with them in various ways, but the most common is to apply salt, which lowers the freezing point of water.
    — Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Depending on how potent your recipe is, that lower freezing point can result in popsicles that don’t firm all the way up.
    — Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2018
  • Maybe Europa’s ocean is especially salty, which would lower the freezing point.
    — Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Maybe Europa’s ocean is especially salty, which would lower the freezing point.
    — WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Salting icy roads lowers the freezing point of the water that forms ice, which leads to melting and prevents falling snow or rain from freezing.
    — Dick Mason, oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Sugar lowers the freezing point of the ice cream base, which keeps the ice cream soft and scoopable, but too much can prevent the base from properly freezing.
    — Katy Severson, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2021
  • In winter, the region is very wet, and the ground temperature is below freezing point for almost 50 days of the year.
    — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Wiper fluid has a lower freezing point than water and will prevent your wipers from icing up, but that stuff can go fast—especially in the heart of the storm.
    — Kade Krichko, Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2025
  • On his original scale, however, 100 degrees was the freezing point.
    — Phil Jaekl, Time, 1 June 2021
  • Average overnight lows throughout the northeastern part of the track usually fall below the freezing point in April.
    — Jay Anderson, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Celsius put the freezing point at 100 degrees and the boiling point at zero; the scales were reversed only years later.
    — Timothy Farrington, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The cocktail mixture is stored in batches just above its freezing point (minus 6 Celsius) and poured to order in a frozen glass with a spritz of lemon oil.
    — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Using just fresh fruit juices can create quite a hard sorbet, but adding alcohol, honey, or corn syrup can lower the freezing point and make for a softer sorbet.
    — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Temperatures in the Louisville area are expected to drop to freezing point Friday night, bringing traces of snow.
    — Ayana Archie, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Some parts of Alabama won’t rise above the freezing point (32 degrees) until Monday.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Salt was used in the ice-making process to lower the freezing point of ice, creating smoother textures, and straw refers to the use of natural ingredients.
    — Gary Stern, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

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