cold-hearted
Example Sentences
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I don’t wish to be cold-hearted, but none of us are in a position to take on the responsibility ourselves.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
"I have completely fallen in love with Scottish people. They've made the cold-hearted Bostonians all warm up," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
There is plenty of cold-hearted, merciless darkness, compulsive behavior and, of course, ill-fated love of all kinds.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2025
“I’m not going to be cold-hearted to single parent families that sometimes find themselves in this situation,” Presley said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Couldn’t no one but a demon be that cold-hearted, and even if the Preacher had a whole boatload of things that’d make you wonder, couldn’t no one say he waren’t a man.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
