frozen ground

Examples (10)

• After the blizzard, we pitched our tent on the frozen ground beside the pines.
• The archaeologists struggled to break through the frozen ground to reach the burial site.
• In early spring, the frozen ground begins to thaw and release the scent of wet soil.
• The tractor skidded on the frozen ground, leaving shallow ruts across the field.
• She stamped her boots on the frozen ground to keep warm while waiting for the bus.
• Construction was delayed because the frozen ground made it impossible to dig foundations.
• Fox tracks dotted the frozen ground like stitches across a pale quilt.
• They drove fence posts only after the frozen ground softened under the afternoon sun.
• At dawn, the frozen ground crackled underfoot as the hikers set out.
• The seedlings failed because their roots could not penetrate the frozen ground.