cool
Example Sentences
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That may have been outré to a middle and high-schooler trying to be cool, but at some point post-college, the Chili Peppers became synonymous with sweaty fools passing out in strip mall parking lots.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Silicon Valley’s success and mythmaking long ago transformed the once-ridiculed computer nerd into the cool tech bro.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
"It's really cool to have gone in this direction that I totally wasn't expecting," she said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
“It was this weird shattering of inspiration, but I also felt sick to my stomach, because, how could I ever be as cool as these people?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“Uncles always seem like these guys who get to have all the cool stuff fathers never get to have.”
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.