iron-hearted
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of iron-hearted
First recorded in 1610–20
Example Sentences
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At last, as numerous members of the audience began to weep, that iron-hearted Liberal, Viscount Grey of Fallodon drew forth his handkerchief and wiped his eyes.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was none to plead for Tyro and her helpless children, for her mother, Alkidike, was dead, and Salmoneus had taken the iron-hearted Sidero to be his wife.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
Even grim Stanton, the iron-hearted, stood by his bedside and through blinding tears exclaimed: “Now he belongs to the ages!”
From The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan by Dixon, Thomas
Should some rough, unfeeling dobbin, In this iron-hearted age, Seize thee on thy nest, my Robin, And confine thee in a cage, Then, poor prisoner! think of me— Think, and sigh for liberty.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles
The Romans, also, were an iron-hearted people, placing their glory in foreign conquest.
From Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character by Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard)
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