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

"The UK Government's cool-headed approach and perseverance in negotiating with the US clearly paid off," he said.

From BBC • May 8, 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

Later, however, in the cool-headed calm of your home, you can use the Internet to find out exactly how much the dealer paid the manufacturer for that car.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt