frozen earth

Examples (10)

• The construction crew's progress was slowed by the need to dig through the frozen earth.
• Nothing could grow in the hard, frozen earth of the deep winter.
• The crunching sound of our boots on the frozen earth echoed in the cold air.
• Archaeologists used special tools to carefully excavate the historical artifacts from the frozen earth.
• After weeks of relentless frost, the entire landscape was a solid sheet of frozen earth.
• It is nearly impossible to drive a fence post into the frozen earth without pre-drilling.
• The wolf pack left clear tracks in the thin layer of snow covering the frozen earth.
• Building foundations in regions with permanently frozen earth presents unique engineering challenges.
• As the sun began to warm the landscape, the frozen earth slowly started to thaw.
• The refugees huddled for warmth, trying to sleep on the unforgiving, frozen earth.