How to Use chill factor in a Sentence

chill factor

noun
  • Winds may increase the chill factor.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The forecast was for the wind-chill factor to dip to 0 degrees by the end of the game.
    — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The game was played in the harsh conditions of a 5-degree wind-chill factor.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The wind chill factor in the area at the time was reported at minus 12.
    — Becky Bohrer, ajc, 5 Jan. 2022
  • The wool keeps skin from becoming (or staying) clammy or sweaty, which then stops that chill factor.
    — Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The wool keeps skin from becoming (or staying) clammy or sweaty, which then stops that chill factor.
    — Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Weather in the low 40s or below with a breeze that makes the wind-chill factor in the 30s.
    — Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Be wise, always consider the wind chill factor, and dress accordingly.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Miami is humid, but that coastal breeze can still add a chill factor at night, and this kimono can easily double as a light jacket.
    — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The wind chill factor will drop to zero on Thursday and the area could see gusts ranging from 30 to 50 miles per hour.
    — oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The water is a brisk 39 degrees Fahrenheit, the air 5 degrees, cooled by a biting wind-chill factor.
    — Olivier Morin, latimes.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • As a low-elevation stream, the water temperature has nowhere the chill factor of streams in the high Sierra.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 10 July 2019
  • Even with a first-pitch temperature of 36 degrees, the wind chill factor put it about 10 degrees cooler.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • It's said to provide only the chill factor, with none of the panic-inducing disorientation.
    — Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 13 May 2019
  • Wind chill factors of minus-20 degrees are possible, bitter enough to cause frostbite and hypothermia.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Temperature at kickoff was 22 degrees, with a wind-chill factor of 10 degrees.
    — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023
  • At the same time, heavy winds with gusts of up to 50 miles per hour are expected in many areas, making temperatures feel even colder due to the wind chill factor.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • This is due to the wind chill factor which calculates the degree of heat loss from the skin based on the combination of air temperature and the velocity of the wind.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The high for Friday is expected to be 22 degrees with a wind chill factor between minus 6 and 4 degrees.
    — Toriano Porter and Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 11 Jan. 2018
  • There’s something so incredibly creepy about the setting of Starve Acre — the farm itself and the time period really add to the chill factor.
    — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Temperatures were forecast to plummet into the single digits overnight Tuesday, with wind chill factors below zero.
    — Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The mercury plummeted to minus 3 with a wind chill factor of minus 25 at halftime of the contest, in which some fans lost limbs to the brutal temperatures.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
  • That chill factor is definitely a big selling point, and is made possible thanks to four fan speeds that blast cold air throughout the whole room via its 90-degree oscillating design.
    — Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2021
  • The game-time temperature was 17 degrees and the 26 mph wind whipping through Philadelphia brought the wind-chill factor down to zero.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Temperatures will drop to below zero, with the wind chill factor at minus 15 to minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit, so bundle up.
    — Vytas Reid, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The National Weather Service expects temperatures in the mid-teens, a wind chill factor of zero and freezing rain that will make streets and sidewalks super slick.
    — oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2022
  • But even in the very north of Sweden, there was not much chill factor to be found – well north of the Artic circle, temperatures above 30 degrees prevailed through July.
    — Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In a 4-2 defeat of the Rangers, Sammy Stewart allows one hit in four innings of relief on a bitter-cold day marked by snow showers and a wind chill factor of 6 degrees.
    — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 15 Apr. 2018
  • The temperature on Mount Washington had plunged to 26 below on Friday afternoon — 70 degrees below with wind chill factored in.
    — Jess Bidgood, Katharine Q. Seelye and Jack Healy, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2018
  • The Dolphins surely can march into Kansas City, where the temperature at kickoff is expected to be hovering around 0 degrees with a wind chill factor below zero, and come away with a victory.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024

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