coldly

Example Sentences

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Outsiders may coldly argue that this is the time for Newcastle to sell Guimaraes, given he turns 29 in November.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Critics alleged that the team once known for inventive, free-flowing soccer had become coldly clinical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

But something broke her — nearly every character here is broken, it’s a virtual trauma convention — and now she is the coldly efficient power behind what is meant to resemble a government.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

“We’re not rodeo people,” my mother coldly informed me.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2024

“You may wish everyone good night, sugah,” Lillian said coldly to her daughter.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy