How to Use refreeze in a Sentence

refreeze

verb
  • The water will run down to a colder edge of the roof and will refreeze.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Sleet forms as rain that refreezes on its way to the ground, but hail takes shape within the clouds.
    — Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Keep in mind, some patches of slick ice could refreeze from daytime melt.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Any leftover moisture on the roads will refreeze leaving a few slick spots.
    — Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Sea ice is frozen ocean water that melts each summer, then refreezes each winter.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Freezing, thawing, then refreezing over and over again will cause the flour to go bad over time.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 20 July 2023
  • Freezing, thawing, and then refreezing over and over again will cause the flour to go bad over time.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The heat from your home drifts up and through the roof, melting the snow that runs down and refreezes as ice in the gutters.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2023
  • That is expected to cause ice and snow that melts during the day to refreeze and create slick roads.
    — Saphora Smith, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Any wet or slushy areas will refreeze, so use caution driving and walking.
    — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2022
  • That could lead to melting followed by refreezing.
    — Troy Bridges, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Snow melt refreezing in joints or frames can cause cracks or separation.
    — Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Overnight lows will still manage to dip into the 20s, so any of the snow and ice that melts will refreeze.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • As ice begins to melt and then refreeze, black ice will be an issue in North Texas this week.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Roof icicles form from heat escaping an attic, causing the snow on the roof to melt and refreeze.
    — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Black ice is more prevalent during the early morning hours, after ice or snow has had a chance to refreeze.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Any lingering wet or slushy areas from snowfall during the day will refreeze.
    — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022
  • But periods of brief warmup and then refreezing could lead to dangerous ice.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Any standing water left over from Monday's rain and melting snow will refreeze overnight.
    — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • As the avalanche comes to a rest, this liquid can quickly refreeze again, locking the snowpack in place like concrete.
    — CBS News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The study suggests that Greenland’s lakes don’t always refreeze in the winter.
    — Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2021
  • One of the concerns moving forward is refreezing.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Watch for areas of black ice as some snow may have melted yesterday before refreezing overnight.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Further east, areas like Troutdale are less likely to refreeze.
    — oregonlive, 16 Feb. 2021
  • Avoid refreezing turkey that has been partially or fully thawed unless it was cooked first.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Subfreezing temperatures can refreeze the snowmelt and turn roads into a sheet of ice.
    — Dennis Mersereau, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2019
  • To freeze fresh fish, wrap in moisture- and vapor-proof packaging and store for 3 to 6 months (never refreeze fish).
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Any melting will quickly refreeze leading to very slippery roads, sidewalks and parking lots.
    — Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Temperatures stay cold enough for refreezing day after day.
    — Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Temperatures stay cold enough for refreezing day after day.
    — Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 23 Jan. 2026

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