gelid
Example Sentences
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But the Kuiper Belt, a torus-shaped ring of gelid objects, including the dwarf planet Pluto, will have its portrait taken by VRO in considerable detail.
From National Geographic • Jan. 9, 2024
Other offerings there sound like a warm hug in gelid form: Jasmine Milk Tea laced with chocolate-coated almond slivers, or Rhubarb Crumble with Toasted Anise.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023
Irresistibly compelled, you book a holiday to the gelid, hostile regions whence the creature came.
From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2022
It was a sunny, gelid afternoon just after Christmas.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 19, 2017
The ice crackled in the puddles and on the gelid moat.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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