cold steel
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The Spanish conquistadors who invaded Mexico, for example, put greater faith in crossbows and cold steel than the arquebus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
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
Tentacular growths begin to invade the offshore structure, shimmering with oily iridescence against the rig’s dull, cold steel.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
In an interesting twist on the usual romantic stories, it was cold steel which brought them together.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2022
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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