cool-headed

Example Sentences

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We need a cool-headed assessment of our options and the Iranians’ possible responses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Longyearbyen's residents, who hail from around 50 countries, are staying cool-headed amid the speculation.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

In the Telegraph, he said would take a "cool-headed" approach to the tariffs rather than immediately retaliating, but he reiterated that "all options remain on the table."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

“I associated boyhood with cool-headed stoicism, rugged self-reliance, the freedom to live on my own terms,” Bossier writes in “Cactus Country,” their bracing memoir about the experience.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

He was competitive and cool-headed, focused and serious, but quick with a joke to cut the tension.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin