Example Sentences

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I am still horrified by their cold-heartedness, and I do not see myself repairing my relationship with either of them.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2021

The moment is supposed to demonstrate the character’s cold-heartedness, her antipathy towards children, and the distance between her days as a hopeful youth and her current dragon-lady persona.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2019

“Do we think we make this country more or less safe from terrorism by showing a cold-heartedness to this refugee crisis?” he asked.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2015

It is also about the arrogance, ambition, cold-heartedness and mawkish sentimentality of the humans who ostensibly cared for him.

From Scientific American • Aug. 12, 2011

What do you want to divulge your cold-heartedness for?

From The Enchanted Canyon by Morrow, Honoré