How to Use wintertime in a Sentence

wintertime

noun
Definition of wintertimenext
  • The best time to move the wood pile would be when the bees are dormant, which is wintertime.
    — oregonlive, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Winds at the base can exceed 130 mph in the wintertime.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2021
  • Range is the only thing worse in the wintertime, and that’s going to be solved in the coming years.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
  • But in the wintertime, it’s known for its Christmas trees.
    — Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
  • In the wintertime, the park becomes a place of peace and solitude, and is also one of the best times to witness wildlife.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
  • In the wintertime, the ocean is calm and in the summertime the crashing waves are perfect for sending you to sleep.
    — Johanna Read, Forbes, 29 Aug. 2021
  • In the wintertime — at Kate’s grandparents — there is one bed for the two of them, their black cat folded at their feet.
    — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Scenic vistas abound on a hike or off-road bike ride through the open wintertime forest.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Low humidity is a friend of this plant, which will bloom even in the wintertime.
    — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Ahead, see some of the most amazing honeymoon spots to jet off to come wintertime.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Even in the wintertime, guests won’t find a reprieve and will still be made to hike through the snow, possibly with crampons on.
    — Curbed, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Our take: This lace-up style is our pick for anyone who's willing to brave a higher heel in the wintertime.
    — Mallory Pitts, chicagotribune.com, 27 Feb. 2021
  • That mirrors the rest of Michigan and the U.S., where household transmission of the virus is driving the wintertime surge.
    — Detroit Free Press, 4 Jan. 2021
  • In the mid-sixties, Dr Pepper invited customers to warm the drink up in the wintertime.
    — Dallas News, 22 July 2021
  • In wintertime the canal transforms into the world’s largest skating rink.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2022
  • In the wintertime, that heat dome, or the high-pressure center, would get pushed south ... closer to the Caribbean.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The Eastern United States is finishing up what has been a wintertime heat wave for the ages.
    — Ian Livingston, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • One of the ways Choden does this is by treating guests to a hot stone bath, a wintertime tradition for Bhutanese villagers.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022
  • For cities like Flint, which had the highest percentage of old homes out of all the nation's big cities, that's bad news come wintertime.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Pair it with a bodysuit or sweater for a wintertime look that will give you compliments.
    — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2023
  • And a wintertime surge of Covid-19 cases has begun to ease in many parts of the country, leading to cautious hope that the worst of the Omicron wave is over.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN, 28 Jan. 2022
  • In the buildings where fires killed 61 Chicagoans, some homes lacked smoke detectors or heat in wintertime.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 25 Apr. 2021
  • Come wintertime, Nor’easters are some of the most powerful damaging forces on the East Coast.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 16 Dec. 2022
  • With the rolling Arabian Gulf stretched out in front and a cool beach breeze, The Lounge's deck is filled with early-evening sunset chasers and late-night shisha fans in the wintertime.
    — Ann Marie McQueen, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Come wintertime, wear them over your shorts to keep warm en route to the gym, then easily take them off over your shoes courtesy of the zippered hems.
    — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 4 Jan. 2023
  • As such, travelers can’t rely on the slopes for all their wintertime fun.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Comfy slippers are a wintertime must-have, and no one does it better then UGG.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Ponant says Le Commandant Charcot will be the first cruise ship to traverse this part of the far north in wintertime.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Much of what is paid in the energy costs is due to the fact that in the wintertime, natural gas generators are paying 2 to 3 times what plants in states just to the south pay to fuel their plants.
    — Julio Fuentes, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Then again, in a sport that has become a year-round pursuit for many players because of the need to play overseas in the wintertime in order to earn something close to their market value, exhaustion is just another hurdle.
    — Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 11 June 2024

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