chilly
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I have a photo of my mother at the Bowl on a chilly 1940s evening sporting, like other ladies around her in the inexpensive bleachers, her mink stole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 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
Men, women and children are forced into a few tents during the chilly winter nights as they wait for buses to arrive.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
I was perplexed to read Mr. Oluseyi’s explanation for why stargazing can be a chilly experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
She knew that he was only a visitor here in Pennsylvania, and he’d have to be set free in Canada, near chilly waters and plenty of marmots to snatch up!
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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 chillier air returning to Scotland on Monday into Tuesday, the Met Office has issued a yellow warning for ice, external.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
With spooky season in full swing, curating fall vibes is essential to truly enjoying our chillier months.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
It was chillier here, out of the sun.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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 chilliest, darkest place in the unseen ocean of the soul.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
It was one of the chilliest receptions of an important new work I’ve ever experienced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 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
Here they faced Captain Carg, whom Patsy afterward declared was the tallest, thinnest, chilliest man she had ever encountered.
From Aunt Jane's Nieces out West by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
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Wintry Words
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