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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a harsh winter" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing a winter season that is particularly severe or difficult, often in terms of cold temperatures, heavy snowfall, or challenging weather conditions.
Example: "The farmers were worried about the crops, as they were not prepared for a harsh winter this year."
Alternatives: "a severe winter" or "a brutal winter".
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First, following a difficult year such as 2011 with a harsh winter followed by a dry spring, quantities are insufficient for cooperative farm needs.
The crisis lender said it expects 2% growth this year, down from its April forecast of 2.8%, after a "harsh winter" led to a weak first quarter.
Geneva, 19 January 2016 – Children arriving into a harsh winter in southeastern Europe are physically exhausted, scared, distressed and often in need of medical assistance, UNICEF warned.
After a harsh winter there, Gauguin sailed to the French Caribbean island of Martinique with the painter Charles Laval in April 1887, intending to "live like a savage".
What makes this week's weather seem painful to some people is the sense that it follows a harsh winter too quickly.
Berezinsky has endured a harsh winter.
The situation has been made worse by a harsh winter.
A harsh winter could break the back of the NHS.
IT IS a harsh winter in Nihonbashi, Japan's old financial district.
Most of the refugees, embittered by the operation, face a harsh winter in tented camps.
In addition, a harsh winter in Afghanistan has forced down poppy yields.
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