How to Use thaw in a Sentence

thaw

1 of 2 verb
  • The sun will soon thaw the snow and ice.
  • Plant the seeds in early spring as soon as the ground thaws.
  • The weather is beginning to thaw.
  • She held the coffee cup tightly, trying to thaw her frozen fingers.
  • Our cold fingers and toes eventually thawed.
  • The Cowboys will have the chance to thaw out in this game.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • If your pipes do freeze, do not thaw them with a torch.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Get our best tips for how to thaw a turkey in the fridge or sink.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Be sure to thaw in the fridge for 48 hours prior to baking.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
  • And the image of the corpses thawing out in the middle of the town ice rink just looks surreal.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Once thawed, consume or use the milk within two to three days.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The most common questions deal with the correct way to thaw a frozen bird.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Another way to slowly thaw pipes is to let the heat of your home warm them, the CDC says.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
  • There’s no need to thaw—just take a cube or two, depending on the size of the dish, and add it to a pan of hot oil.
    Carlos Matias, Bon Appétit, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Jack and Barrett bring down the house with their duet and with that, the frost between them begins to thaw.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Gather the family around, bust out the egg nog and watch as frozen corpses are thawed out!
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Halfway home, the fish, which were each about seven feet long and piled in the truck’s bed, began to thaw.
    Andrew S. Lewis, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
  • To assemble, place the frozen cubes of roux in a skillet to thaw over medium heat.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 17 July 2023
  • Pull portions out of the freezer and defrost in the microwave, or let thaw and reheat in the oven.
    Rishon Hanners, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2023
  • And as the springtime sun arrives and the ground begins to thaw, neighbors who stayed start to bury their dead.
    USA Today, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Southern tribes called this the worm moon after the earthworm casts that appeared as the ground thawed.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The rapid change is causing the frozen ground known as permafrost that coats about two-thirds of Russia to thaw for the first time in ages.
    Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Paxson has not had any thawing days to speak of and nights have been near zero.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Frozen foods should be thawed within three to four months, Baker says.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Schools exist to suppress those feelings, to blunt the ax and gently thaw the sea.
    A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 June 2023
  • In under 30 minutes, the shrimp should be fully thawed.
    Julia Levy, Southern Living, 2 July 2023
  • Once a woman decides to use her frozen eggs, not all of them will survive the thawing process.
    Paige Stables, Allure, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Proper watering in spring when the soil is thawed helps wash salt off the plants and leach it into the soil away from plant roots.
    Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Sea ice and glaciers are melting, and permafrost is thawing.
    Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Just in time for spring, however, prices are beginning to thaw.
    CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
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thaw

2 of 2 noun
  • As the ground warms, ice in the permafrost melts, and the soil thaws.
    Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Just be sure to remove the mulch in the spring when the ground thaws.
    Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2023
  • But the swap doesn't seem to be the start of a thaw in relations.
    ABC News, 1 May 2022
  • The point at which the tip hits hard ice reveals the depth of permafrost thaw.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Then good news, as the great thaw in the metro area continues.
    Staff Reports, oregonlive, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Help trick-or-treaters thaw out with a warm mug of cocoa, or make jars of the mix to hand out to friends and neighbors.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Cover; thaw in the fridge up to 2 days, bake as directed.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
  • Nothing remains for them but to hope for the thaw that could be provided by the Big 12.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • With temperatures that range from the low 20s to the low 60s, spring in Aspen is all about waiting for the thaw.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2022
  • But what starts as a meet-uncute slowly changes as the two thaw during the long journey.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Barely four months remain before the ground begins to dry out from the spring thaw.
    David A. Andelman, CNN, 26 Jan. 2023
  • How come no one ever talks about the January thaw any longer?
    Sam Boyer, cleveland, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Any thaw would come weeks later, AccuWeather added, with a heightened risk of nor'easters at the end of the season.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2021
  • The freeze-and-thaw cycle of late winter also can crack soil and heave shallow roots up.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2022
  • The thaw signaled the beginning of the end for an icy blast that brought North Texas to a standstill, blowing in sleet, snow and freezing rain.
    Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Rather than being the sum of all of our fears, the year was in many ways a possible harbinger of a pessimism thaw.
    Zachary Karabell, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2022
  • There were some moments that felt like a thaw, however.
    Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2023
  • In the spring, when the ground thaws, remove the tree from the pot, cover its roots in a mixture of dirt and compost, add a light layer of mulch and water it.
    Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The next three months are crucial, as the winter thaws and makes troop movements easier.
    Fareed Zakaria, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
  • But instead Crash is a joyful exercise—a clever party starter that is well timed for the spring thaw.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The frozen iguanas can remain paralyzed on the ground for hours until the weather warms up enough to let their blood thaw.
    Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022
  • When spring comes around, the frog miraculously thaws and goes about its business.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The timing is designed to prevent damage to roads during spring thaw.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The day before serving, remove any wrappings and let the frozen pumpkin pie thaw in the fridge, uncovered, for 12 to 24 hours.
    Julie Harans, Bon Appétit, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The pop star’s latest album, Crash, is a joyful exercise—a clever party starter that is well timed for the spring thaw.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2022
  • It’s built around an icy performance by Alfre Woodard that thaws to reveal a bruised soul.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2024
  • When soil warms up and thaws, rain soaks in until the ground becomes saturated.
    Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
  • That thaw included a 19-point third quarter and 44 points overall — the most by a Piston on Halloween.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Researchers have found that as the freeze and thaw of the Arctic landscape has changed over the past 25 years, the hardy Arctic ground squirrel’s hibernation patterns are adapting.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • What is different, though, is that embryos have a slightly better chance of surviving the thaw process (95% on average versus around 90% for eggs).
    Paige Stables, Allure, 16 Nov. 2023

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