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arctic

CEFR B2

bitterly cold, or relating to the region around the North Pole

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Six example sentences with arctic, each labelled with its topic.

  • Shooting in arctic wind, she kept spare batteries inside her coat because the cold drained them in minutes.

    Photography

  • Franklin's 1845 expedition vanished in arctic ice north of Canada, and search parties kept looking for another decade.

    History

  • The marathon started in arctic conditions, minus twenty with a headwind, and runners taped their cheeks against frostbite.

    Fitness

  • Arctic sea ice now retreats farther each September, and walruses crowd onto beaches with nowhere else to rest.

    Environment

  • The cruise brochure promised arctic light at midnight, and passengers stood on deck in parkas to see it.

    Travel

  • Shipping firms eye an arctic route that cuts the voyage from Shanghai to Rotterdam by nearly two weeks.

    Economics

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