cold-hearted
Example Sentences
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I am not cold-hearted enough to want any of these characters to depart mid-crisis or accept less than a happy life.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
Next to "The Raven" Hank is naturally hilarious and ridiculously flashy, making him the most adorable cold-hearted crime lord in all of television.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2023
But when his plan goes awry, the Grinch turns into his old, cold-hearted self, until his friend Cindy-Lou Who, reminds him that Christmas is not all about winning.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023
One is a cynical grump whose cold-hearted plot to steal Christmas dampens the festive mood.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2022
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
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