How to Use freezing rain in a Sentence

freezing rain

noun
  • There is snow or freezing rain.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • This will not be a sleet or freezing rain event like the storm that moved through last weekend.
    — Troy Bridges, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Any amount of freezing rain is going to be a concern.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The region got its share of sleet and freezing rain during the storm.
    — Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Rain, snow, and even a brief mix of sleet or freezing rain are all possible.
    — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
  • There may be just a touch of rain or freezing rain mixed in along the South Coast area.
    — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • This map shows potential for ice from freezing rain on Sunday night.
    — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
  • The weekend storm brought a treacherous mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the region.
    — Chase Jordan january 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Snow and freezing rain are possible further north.
    — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • At some point, snow will transition to freezing rain for some neighborhoods and plain rain for others.
    — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • In and around the city, freezing rain will fall initially, but then transition to plain rain quickly.
    — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
  • That snow will then change over to a period of freezing rain for areas north and west of the city for the evening hours into the night.
    — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • This outage comes on the heels of an arctic cold front that brought freezing rain, which posed a threat to power lines over the weekend.
    — Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Black ice forms on roads, sidewalks and driveways due to light freezing rain or the re-freezing of snow, water or standard ice.
    — Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Temperatures will be the key in determining whether an area sees rain, snow or freezing rain.
    — Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
  • How much snow versus sleet, freezing rain and rain the metro area will see depends on exactly where cold air meets the storm’s moisture.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
  • This secondary bout of snow will change to a wintry mix, then freezing rain early Tuesday morning.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Today is a First Alert Weather Day due to freezing rain.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Strong wind gusts may blow down power lines and trees, especially limbs that haven't recovered from the freezing rain.
    — Stacey Duford, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Just four weeks ago, a huge winter storm dropped snow, sleet and freezing rain from Texas to New England.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The advisory calls for a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain, which could create slick road conditions.
    — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
  • South Dakota is expecting a late-season winter storm with a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Winter weather advisories are now up for tonight with freezing rain expected.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Roads are cleaned, including inside suburbs, for weather events like snow, blizzards, freezing rain and ice storms.
    — Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The timing of the snow and freezing rain will coincide with the morning commute Tuesday.
    — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Had all of that fallen as freezing rain, the problems would have been far more severe, with thick layers of ice coating everything.
    — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Sunday's winter storm left roads and highways across the state with several inches of snow, which was followed by sleet and freezing rain.
    — CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • At the same time, freezing rain and snow will bring a wintry feel to the far northern tier of the United States over the next few days.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Areas of rain/snow will begin to transition to a wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet overnight as temperatures cool.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Roads and sidewalks could be slick Saturday morning after the region saw a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain overnight.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025

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