A news report,for example, might say that people in Washington were battening down the hatches for a big winter storm.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

It was not possible to travel straight through because of the Rocky Mountains and the deep snow that fell in winter.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

But anyone who has ever lived in Chicago knows how cold that wind can be in winter.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

The flowers are mostly gone. It is not surprising that some people are sad in winter.

VOA: special.2009.01.26

We were extremely lucky. In the winter of eighteen sixty-five we found rocks that held gold.

VOA: special.2010.07.10

He stayed in Seth's cabin and hunted animals every day of that long lonely winter.

VOA: special.2010.06.26

Today we tell about the Winter Olympic Games that open February twelfth in Vancouver,Canada.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

"I take it that most of your soldiers are small farmers and will need the horses to put in a crop that will carry themselves and their families through the next winter.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

There have been concerns expressed that a run-off election cannot safely be held in the coming weeks because of security threats and oncoming winter weather.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

She says that's more of a reflection on the fact there are less athletes and events in the Winter Olympics than a sign of the recession.

VOA: standard.2010.02.21

"We expect that to last a little bit longer, but then in the fall and winter we will see a very big surge, as we have seen in previous pandemics,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

David Ogrean, Executive Director of USA Hockey, gives credit to the NHL for interrupting its season so that the best players in the world can compete at the 21st Winter Games.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

Kusugak says that the Inuit symbol used to represent the Vancouver Winter Games serves a special purpose in his culture, illustrating that his people were in the region, where to find food or whether there is fuel for fire.

VOA: standard.2010.02.19

"Our greatest fear right now is that if we don't raise the same level of money that we did a year ago, knowing that we have to help more people in January and February when the brunt of the winter begins to take hold and hits, we're going to be really pressed to keep the utilities bills paid and the heat on in many,many homes,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.16