chilly
Example Sentences
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He got a chilly reception from many locals and Greenland’s leaders, who accused him of turning up uninvited in an attempt to circumvent official diplomatic channels.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Monday will start pretty chilly with some early morning frost across Scotland, northern England and even south-east England.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
“You would never think that America’s sweetheart would be so brilliant as this extremely chilly, withholding suburban housewife,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided Complete Autowash on a chilly Tuesday morning in January 2025, eight days after President Trump’s second inauguration.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
“In what order you keep these rooms, Mrs. Fairfax!” said I. “No dust, no canvas coverings: except that the air feels chilly, one would think they were inhabited daily.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing chilly
Wintry Words
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