Synonyms: Cold

It was bracing, like opening a door in a warm room in the dead of winter and getting a blast of arctic air. Drama High

He remembered the light on the floor, the cool biting air, and her voice: Come with me. The Reader

Jackson pulled his parka tighter around him as a bitter wind blew from the harbor. I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964

I sat there as the sky turned black and the air grew brisk. Kira-Kira

The temperature was dropping and it was getting pretty chilly out. The Boy in the Black Suit

Outside on the streets, it's a crisp autumn day in New York; inside here, it's as humid as Mumbai. You Bring the Distant Near

It was frigid outside, so we mostly stayed indoors, catching up with Heritage and eating bread and drinking tea. How Dare the Sun Rise

He knows his hands will soon get frostbite and then he won’t be able to grip the oars. The Young Man and the Sea

Crane-man always suffered from the cold, and already the nights were frosty. A Single Shard

The winter, or hibernal, solstice — which is actually only a single moment in time astronomically — is celebrated in various ways throughout the world but often includes an observation at sunrise or sunset.
– The Seattle Times

The ice crackled in the puddles and on the gelid moat. The Once and Future King

From the first hours of dawn, a glacial wind lashed us like a whip. Night

I remember thinking that even if I were suffering hypothermia, I would never, ever put on those mittens. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

The drench seemed to come off the sea floor itself, where blind white fish ferried themselves by their own light through the great polar cold. The Bell Jar

Monday arrived cold and raw, with a rising wind that brought a smell of snow from a sky the color of plain carbon steel. The Hot Zone

The air took on a wintry sting as night fell, and in the morning, as I headed up the trail, a glaze of frost sparkled from the rhododendron leaves. Into Thin Air