chilly
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It gets pretty chilly at night in Las Vegas when the grand prix is on, and the track surface there is especially non-abrasive.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
But May’s impenetrable froideur toward Lotta makes life chilly for everyone around her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
She chose to spend her final days at the same family farmhouse near Cleveland whose chilly drafts she once fled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Despite chilly temperatures, dozens of people gathered in Ballard and its bars to celebrate diversity.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
At that moment, in 1981, the Cold War hinged on the calm nerves and training of one American spy, standing knee-deep in chilly water in a Moscow manhole.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Ads on “cooler screens,” i.e., digital ads projected on the doors of refrigerated cases in supermarkets, get a much chillier reception, with 41% of respondents viewing them negatively, the report found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Daytime temperatures will be around 9 to 14C and overnight temperatures around 3 to 6C, though it could be chillier in rural areas.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
December’s event is called the Cold Moon because it rises amid longer, chillier nights approaching the winter solstice, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
With spooky season in full swing, curating fall vibes is essential to truly enjoying our chillier months.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
Air temperature falls by about 2.5°F with every thousand feet of elevation, so it would have been chillier at this height anyway, but now it was positively uncomfortable.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Friday night will also be the chilliest for quite some time with temperatures widely dropping into single digits.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The actress asked Wintour what she thought of her dress, to which Wintour put on her shades—and her chilliest tone—and said, “And the nominees are.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
The month ended up 1.6 degrees below the norm and was the chilliest in five years.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2023
From butternut squash soup to pizza to fall pasta recipes galore, these mains and sides will get you through the chilliest months of the year.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2022
Love which can fare from the chilliest soul; patience which knows how to wait for the harvest.
From Your Child: Today and Tomorrow by Sidonie Matzner Gruenberg
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