coolly
Example Sentences
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This time, having been unable to contribute four years earlier, Drogba stepped up to coolly net the winning spot-kick and clinch Chelsea's first European crown.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
But devotees do want someone called “Sherlock Holmes” to have some passing resemblance to the character they know—the coolly cerebral detective whose self-containment is as pronounced as his deductions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
“I putted really well, hit my driver great and I’m excited to be in the hunt for the second straight week,” Bridgeman said after coolly sinking an eight-foot birdie putt on the last hole.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
The 18-year-old coolly rounded goalkeeper Inaki Pena, a former Barca player, and slotted home.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
“On the contrary, nothing would suit Polonius’s ambitions better than for you to marry me,” said Hamlet coolly.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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