snow angel
noun
plural snow angels
: an impression in snow that resembles a conventional representation of an angel and is made by a person lying faceup in the snow and making sweeping motions with the arms and legs
Chances are snow angels and snow men will be your child's best buddies during the frigid winter months.—
Julie Bourland
Julie BourlandShe proceeds to make a snow angel, clearly enjoying the classic snowy activity.—Kimberly Yam
Kimberly YamExamples of snow angel in a Sentence
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Owens suggested making a motion with your arms similar to that of making a snow angel, slowly waving and being big.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Hall celebrated by making a snow angel on the track.
—NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
For a single day, math and English would be set aside for important subjects like sledding, snow angels, snowball fights, snowmen and forts.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
After the excursion, the proud dad shared a carousel of photos on Instagram that included sweet moments from the trip – from making snow angels to playing with icicles.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Kornacki made snow angels with former Chiefs cornerback Albert Lewis, visited George Brett just after he got married, hung out in a Buffalo, New York mall and talked to fans with Derrick Thomas and Neil Smith in their fur coats.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2024
Ewan McGregor plays a Russian count banished to an attic room in a hotel who dances, drinks, and makes snow angels in a trailer for the upcoming eight-part series A Gentleman in Moscow.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2024
An elasticized waist gives tummies plenty of breathing room to bend down and make snowballs or snow angels.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 12 Feb. 2024
Since then, there have been only occasional dustings, an inch or two perhaps; when Evelyn flops to the ground to make a snow angel, her wing-prints reach the wet earth below.
—Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Hall celebrated by making a snow angel on the track.
—NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
For a single day, math and English would be set aside for important subjects like sledding, snow angels, snowball fights, snowmen and forts.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
After the excursion, the proud dad shared a carousel of photos on Instagram that included sweet moments from the trip – from making snow angels to playing with icicles.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Kornacki made snow angels with former Chiefs cornerback Albert Lewis, visited George Brett just after he got married, hung out in a Buffalo, New York mall and talked to fans with Derrick Thomas and Neil Smith in their fur coats.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2024
Ewan McGregor plays a Russian count banished to an attic room in a hotel who dances, drinks, and makes snow angels in a trailer for the upcoming eight-part series A Gentleman in Moscow.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2024
An elasticized waist gives tummies plenty of breathing room to bend down and make snowballs or snow angels.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 12 Feb. 2024
Since then, there have been only occasional dustings, an inch or two perhaps; when Evelyn flops to the ground to make a snow angel, her wing-prints reach the wet earth below.
—Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Snow angel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20angel. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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