cold-fish

Example Sentences

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“I used to say, ‘I don’t understand why you’re such a cold fish,’ and George would say, ‘I may be a cold fish, but you’re full of beans’ — and that was our chemistry.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The buffet table included pickled salads, pâté, cold fish wraps and twarog — something like a white farmer cheese — most of which we also piled on our plates.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021

Detractors called him “Slippery Slade” and “living proof that not all cold fish comes in a can.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2020

This is charming but also compatible with Tesla’s portrait of Edison as a cold fish.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2020

“Fine, but what should I do with Ess?” asked Jinny, swallowing a mouthful of cold fish.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder