The Lords possessed nothing of their own with which to fight the long cruel winter that fettered the Land.

Summer would not be much of a respite, for there would be little game left after a winter so cruel.

I was dreading the long, cruel winters in New England, but to my surprise they delight me.

Consider it one last cruel gift from a cruel winter.

Dr. Wallace watched and said, "It's going to be a very cruel winter for the girls."

The bitter cold of that long, cruel winter broke quite suddenly a couple of days later.

For much of the Northern Plains, this has been the cruelest winter.

Arthur and his men lie low throughout the cruel winter, then launch their attack against Modred's men in the spring.

Another cruel winter was about to start.

The cruel Russian winter has scarcely yet begun.