cold

Example Sentences

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At least the latter pay their way in cold, hard cash.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Hotter than expected inflation will both test the market’s resolve and “throw a bucket of cold water on momentum,” said Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

I think people kind of enjoy the fact that she’s a cold mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

And then, as winter turns to spring, I develop, for the first time, cold sores at the edges of my lips.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Moshom brought the truck to a stop beside one of the sedans, an old Buick idling, coughing as though it had caught a cold.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith