How to Use snowmelt in a Sentence

snowmelt

noun
  • And avoid stream crossings when creeks are swollen with spring snowmelt.
    — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Northwest rivers are running high and cold with spring snowmelt.
    — Evan Bush, The Seattle Times, 28 May 2018
  • In addition to the rain, the heat will cause snowmelt across the area.
    — Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, 18 Feb. 2018
  • The water is still clear snowmelt, the air sweet smelling and crystalline.
    — Agatha French, Orange County Register, 21 Aug. 2019
  • During rain or snowmelt, trails become slick.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Her old friend the river spoke loudly, swollen with snowmelt and spring rain.
    — Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The farmer corralled the snowmelt and erased the valley, its desert and marsh.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Regrade or fill in any low spots on the driveway so that snowmelt can drain away.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Regrade or fill in any low spots on the driveway so that snowmelt can drain away.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The two inches of rain in some places was added on top of six inches of snowmelt.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2021
  • At the snow dump site, a camper had covered its paths with gravel left from the snowmelt.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2023
  • How calving went, due to the late snowmelt is yet to be determined.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Sep. 2020
  • This will allow for the soil to absorb more snowmelt once the thaw occurs.
    — Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Some opt to break from their hike and wait out the snowmelt elsewhere, then return at their leisure.
    — Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • That includes in places where flooding happened just days ago due to snowmelt.
    — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2023
  • Could doing do cause problems with snowmelt on the roof, which is nearly flat?
    — Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Dust speeds up melting and reduces the amount of water gained by snowmelt each year.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2021
  • In spring the trail tends to close due to the rising water levels caused by snowmelt.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023
  • In their native habitat, the frogs flock to streams gushing with spring snowmelt.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Then, after a storm or during peak snowmelt, the landscape changes overnight.
    — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Lanctot washed his face in the icy snowmelt, then filled his water bottle and drank deep.
    — Author: Dave Philipps, Alaska Dispatch News, 6 Aug. 2017
  • And the state has plenty of cold water due to ongoing snowmelt.
    — oregonlive, 13 May 2023
  • The size of the lake depends on how fast the snowmelt races down and how much can be channeled somewhere else.
    — Shawn Hubler Mark Abramson, New York Times, 25 June 2023
  • The ideal time to visit is during the summer months, when peak snowmelt takes place.
    — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 18 June 2018
  • Two job sites are still dealing with running water from the snowmelt, Tiffany said.
    — Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2023
  • And all the snowmelt going on is causing rivers to run high — as high as twice the normal for this time of year!
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 20 June 2017
  • In Pakistan, snowmelt caused a glacial lake to flood and wipe out an important bridge.
    — Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 23 May 2022
  • During the spring and summer, the rivers in the area are fed by snowmelt and can run extremely fast.
    — Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 June 2022
  • If your snow thrower has been recalled, put down some snowmelt and grab a shovel to remove the snow.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2021
  • And all the snowmelt has brilliantly greened what’s often a dry, brown tinder box by this time of year.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023

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