cold-blooded

Example Sentences

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They were cold-blooded, for one thing, and probably resembled lizards.

From The Wall Street Journal

But there’s a biological reason: Sea turtles are cold-blooded, and don’t heal as fast as creatures with warm blood pumping through their veins.

From Los Angeles Times

He had to wear shorts, even in the coldest weather, which wasn’t that great when you were a cold-blooded creature.

From Literature

While many see Yamagami as a cold-blooded murderer, some sympathise with his troubled upbringing.

From BBC

But Eisenstein’s staging, and in particular the editing, create a microcosm of the authorities’ cold-blooded reaction to popular unrest across Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal