cold

Example Sentences

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Jenkins, who’s 61 and lives in San Francisco, had been traveling nonstop, he said, and had picked up a cold; as we sat down in the studio’s lounge, he rattled a black travel bottle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Keurig Dr Pepper reported higher first-quarter sales, driven by cold beverages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

While rescue workers have exhausted themselves in cold water, the odyssey has also featured heated rifts between veterinarians and self-proclaimed "whale-whisperers", fundraising scams and esoteric attempts to heal the whale through chanting.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

"I was last this morning," the mother-of-three smiles, "so I had the cold shower."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

But it had been a short relief, for moments later, that blanket was ripped away, a rush of cold shocking him back to life.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman