cold-bloodedness
Example Sentences
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The soft tissues that would be the most informative about warm- or cold-bloodedness are rarely preserved in fossils, and paleontologists obviously cannot directly measure an extinct animal’s body temperature.
From Scientific American • Jul. 20, 2022
Jeffs’s voice, which has a reptilian cold-bloodedness to it, is chilling to listen to, even without the horror-movie soundtrack that accompanies it.
From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2015
She inherits his reptilian cold-bloodedness, his narcissistic tendencies and his trivia obsession.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2015
That level of cold-bloodedness was one of the few genuine surprises in “Grand Guignol.”
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2014
Inhuman, selfish, wicked creature!" cried Dolly, and it was almost crying; "you shall see what comes of your cold-bloodedness!
From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
