cold steel
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Clinging for life to a cold steel cable, high on a nearly vertical rock face in the Sierra Nevada, the soles of my hiking shoes simply could not find traction.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024
In an interesting twist on the usual romantic stories, it was cold steel which brought them together.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2022
He dispensed with collage, and other imagistic content to make airy assemblages that ingeniously challenge the cold steel surfaces and macho posturing that had overtaken American sculpture.
From New York Times • May 24, 2022
She watched from a cold steel bench, and for a moment, thought of the unknown that awaited her on the other side.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2021
Before he was aware of what he was doing, he ran to the door and clutched the cold steel bars in his hands.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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