How to Use frigid in a Sentence

frigid

adjective

• The frigid gusts of wind stung their faces.
• She was born into an emotionally frigid family.
• Gain could have turned back from the frigid water, as did another would-be rescuer.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2022
• Yes, but: Columbus is in the midst of a warm drought and this blip of frigid nights lasted just a few days.
  — Kavya Beheraj, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
• If frigid airports and drafty restaurants give you the chills, say goodbye to shivers once and for all with this stylish tunic.
  — Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 24 May 2022
• It’s a barren and inhospitable rock plopped in a frigid channel in the Arctic.
  — Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 14 June 2022
• Yatsko left but later returned to get his coat and figure out a ride while standing in frigid temperatures.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 10 June 2022
• When people turn up their heat during particularly frigid times, this can cause a run on supply.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022
• Submerged in the frigid waters of the Weddell Sea, the famed vessel sank after getting stuck in pack ice in 1915.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
• Deep-sea volcanic ridges, formed by the collisions of tectonic plates, create underwater hot springs in an otherwise frigid environment.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
• Pluto’s insides may be sopping wet For a frigid planet, Pluto may be hiding a sloshy surprise roughly 125 miles beneath its shell.
  — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
• Outside, the clouds hung low in the frigid air and the sky was dark by 3 p.m.
  — Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
• Teams thrive and flail amid the damp and frigid Alaskan autumn.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 1 Sep. 2024
• To be sure, there’s been drilling in the frigid North Sea for decades, but that doesn’t mean it’s been easy.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2023
• Straight from the fridge, reds might initially seem flat and frigid.
  — Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2024
• Which is why the three of us were standing in the frigid woods fighting off panic.
  — Alice Jones Webb, Field & Stream, 13 June 2024
• The man spent about 16 minutes in the frigid water, according to the release.
  — Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
• The men in pink were routed 4-0 on a frigid, rainy afternoon.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
• Investors have been waiting for the right moment to jump back in the frigid bond market.
  — David Uberti, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2023
• Watson looked good despite the frigid weather, and the Browns were eating up time off the clock.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2022
• Guests drive the boat themselves for a full four hours, jumping between the sauna and the lake's frigid waters.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2024
• Birds that stay put also need to bulk up to buffer against the frigid, lean season ahead.
  — Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
• But to finish with Kendall down at the Bowling Green on a frigid day would have been such a sad way to finish.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
• Even warm, sunny days can give way to frigid nights, which are growing longer.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
• The relationship to that point was already a frigid one.
  — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
• That said, your future frigid self will thank you for pouncing right now.
  — Alicia Kort, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2024
• One of the drill sites was on a slope, and Briner recalled how frigid winds would stream off the ice, threatening to blow their tents away.
  — Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
• The worst part is getting out of the shower on frigid mornings, Mr. Chevalier says.
  — John Clarke, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2022
• For anyone with ski or snowboard days ahead, the fleece will keep you warm on even the most frigid mountain temps.
  — Laura Gurfein, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2022
• On Friday, a group of about 100 people gathered in front of the White House in frigid drizzle to demonstrate against the project.
  — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 2 Dec 2024