cold shoulder

Example Sentences

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Sure, in public, some executives may give him the cold shoulder, but when he’s in small meetings, or dealing with executives one-on-one, he says the vibe is excitement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

“Yellowstone” and “Marshals” star Luke Grimes recently told podcaster Joe Rogan that he’s gotten the cold shoulder after moving to the Big Sky State with his family.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

The cold shoulder that Pride groups have received is coming from not just Wall Street but also local businesses, establishments that would appear, on paper, to be natural partners for their programming.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2025

Beyoncé, months after lamenting not “being country ‘nough” in “Cowboy Carter,” is getting the cold shoulder from the country music scene — again.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

Washington gave Genêt what amounted to a diplomatic cold shoulder, meeting with him very briefly, but refusing to discuss the subject of United States support of the French.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy