cold steel
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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One place where his demeanor takes a serious turn is the weight room, cold steel never smiling back.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025
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
Co-produced alongside pop provocateur and Charli XCX collaborator AG Cook, it also takes the self-described “indie-boy Enya” feel of Birgisson’s more organic 2010 solo debut Go and clads it in hard, cold steel.
From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2020
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2019
I found myself driving faster than I wanted to and it began to rain, a cold steel rain.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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