chilled
Example Sentences
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India denied the allegations, which chilled ties between the two nations, and saw each expelling a string of diplomats in 2024.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
The New York Times and reporter Julian E. Barnes sued the Defense Department in December over the policy, citing chilled speech.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Someone hands me a chilled sauna beer, ironic and perfect.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
Even if the call had been intimidating, the judge wrote in his ruling, he was not convinced that such a call “would have chilled a person of ordinary firmness from exercising their First Amendment rights.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
It was an emotion I didn’t quite have a name for, and it chilled me to the bone.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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