sharp frost
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a sudden and severe frost
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- A sharp frost is forecast for the early hours, so cover the seedlings.
- Last night brought a sharp frost that cracked the birdbath.
- We woke to a sharp frost, the fields glittering under the moon.
- If a sharp frost hits, the blossom will be ruined.
- After days of rain, a sharp frost suddenly set in and hardened the ground.
- There may be a sharp frost tonight, according to the Met Office.
- The pipes burst because they weren’t insulated against a sharp frost.
- By dawn the pond had iced over in the sharp frost.
- Gardeners dread a late sharp frost after plants have started to bud.
- Even in April we occasionally get a sharp frost in this valley.