coldness

Example Sentences

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The analytical coldness of his decisionmaking often perplexed and infuriated Churchill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

That his hopefulness reads as synthetic or unrealistic is a broader indictment of how cruel the world has become, and how quickly we’ve accepted casual coldness as the norm.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The then-head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, said after that she had faced "tremendous coldness" from the other athletes.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

“There’s a coldness to what happened. It was the act itself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

He used words like enemy fire and Attack HQ with a casual coldness, as if to make up for his crying.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie