Example Sentences

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Karina initially approached BioTexCom to be a surrogate but chose not to proceed with the clinic, feeling they had treated her coldly in initial appointments with them.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Critics alleged that the team once known for inventive, free-flowing soccer had become coldly clinical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

In the Taper production, directed by Les Waters, the play came across as coldly abstract despite the prickly warmth of Lois Smith’s Marjorie.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

“We’re not rodeo people,” my mother coldly informed me.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2024

“Put those away,” she said coldly to Harry and Ron.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling