down cold

Example Sentences

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This swept across the UK on Thursday drawing down cold Arctic air behind it.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Instead of taking us inside ramshackle houses and down cold streets, we swim with Robbie and Maeve at the local quarry, their small piece of paradise, and walk through its woods.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

Sergunina herself has preparation down cold, ever since she missed out on numerous sign-ups and scholarships last year.

From Reuters • Jun. 13, 2023

Manning prides himself in arriving fully prepared, with his lines down cold, so he quickly can nail each scene, sometimes in one take.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2022

Otto and I gulped down cold, clean water straight from the pump, and then we headed back across the field.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer