in the depth of winter

collocation in English

meaningsofin,depthandwinter

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in
adjective
uk
/ɪn/us
/ɪn/
fashionable ...
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depth
noun
uk
/depθ/us
/depθ/
the distance down either from the top of something to the bottom, or to a distance below the top surface ...
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winter
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈwɪn.tər/us
/ˈwɪn.t̬ɚ/
the season between autumn and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator, when the weather ...
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(Definition ofin,depthandwinterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They worked in thedepthofwinterand without electricity.
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The plasterer cannot start in thedepthofwinteruntil a good deal later.
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There are, of course, problems of children going to and from school, especially in thedepthofwinter.
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There is lovely peaceful sunshine in summer, but the conditions can be death dealing in thedepthofwinter.
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That is not always a very agreeable prospect, especially in thedepthofwinter.
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We have an enormous wage demand, and a strike in thedepthofwinter, backed up by very vigorous picketing, and in some cases picketing that looks uncommonly like bullying.
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People before the war needed coal very much in thedepthofwinterand the only supply available to them was the coal that had fallen off the carts.
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They are covered with thousands of flowers in thedepthofwinter.
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Maritime climates tend also to demonstrate higher variability with cold snaps possible at any time of the year and warm periods even in thedepthofwinter.
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The fact that he is out-of-doors in his shirtsleeves in the depths of winter, suggests physical resilience and challenge.
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Imagine (44a) spoken in the depths of winter.
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First, it was made in the depths of winter and applied only for a very short time.
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