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Recent Examples of snowdrift The snow is piling up in Long Branch, New Jersey, with wind gusts leading to snowdrifts. —
Phil Helsel, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026 The powerful storm brought blizzard-like conditions to portions of the Carolinas and southern Virginia over the weekend, and caused some coastal areas to be buried in snowdrifts, forecasters said. —Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026 Each loop of the driveway produced an impassable snowdrift in winter, but by then Carol and Mike were on the coast, watching waving kelp fronds from their living room. —Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025 Hours after Oberholtzer and Schnee were murdered, that same night, rescuers responded to a pickup stuck in a snowdrift on a mountain pass outside Breckenridge. —Christina Coulter, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowdrift
Phil Helsel, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026 The powerful storm brought blizzard-like conditions to portions of the Carolinas and southern Virginia over the weekend, and caused some coastal areas to be buried in snowdrifts, forecasters said. —Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026 Each loop of the driveway produced an impassable snowdrift in winter, but by then Carol and Mike were on the coast, watching waving kelp fronds from their living room. —Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025 Hours after Oberholtzer and Schnee were murdered, that same night, rescuers responded to a pickup stuck in a snowdrift on a mountain pass outside Breckenridge. —Christina Coulter, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowdrift
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowdrift
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Beardsley’s remains were discovered amid a snowbank on Dec. 17, 1977, in the Emigrant Gap area of Placer County.— CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2026
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The front of the GMC struck the passenger side of the Subaru, pinning it against a snowbank, said Officer Carlos Perez, a spokesperson for the CHP’s Trucke office.— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
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Sunday is light on major money Florida Lottery draw games, but one Publix shopper’s bank account got a bit heavier.— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
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The biggest distinction between credit unions and banks is that credit unions are not-for-profit organizations that are owned and operated by their members, who elect a board of directors.— Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Snowdrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/snowdrift. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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