chilly
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But we experienced unprecedented heat for the time of year, punctuated by cold, damp days and followed by unexpectedly chilly nights.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Friday night will be a notably chilly night - and may come as a shock to the system.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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
On the chilly afternoon of April 10, the stands of Griffith Stadium were packed for the Washington Senators’ opening-day game against the Chicago White Sox.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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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
Although much of Southern California is too warm for the fruit, Leona Valley sits at about 3,500 feet elevation, giving it chillier winter nights.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
With spooky season in full swing, curating fall vibes is essential to truly enjoying our chillier months.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
Lately, though, the dynamic between Jackson and Gorsuch—on the bench and in opinions—has grown chillier, a trend that Stanley confirms.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2025
The answer stood out for me sharper and chillier than it ever had before that night: the shape of a Cross etched on the history of the world.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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
In this mild winter, Friday seemed to be one of Washington’s dampest, chilliest, breeziest, and possibly even gloomiest, days of the year.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023
The UK suffered its chilliest night in almost two years last night and there's no sign of the cold snap easing yet.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2022
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
In chilliest, earliest dawn she rose and dressed.
From Man and Maid by E. (Edith) Nesbit
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Wintry Words
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