stone-cold
adjective
completely cold
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stone coldUnfeeling, insensible, as in That sad story left her stone cold. This analogy was already used by Shakespeare in Henry V (2:3): “Cold as any stone.”
stone-cold
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stone cold
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He was beaten by McIlroy in a play-off last year, but put himself in position to avenge that defeat as McIlroy's stone-cold putter loosened his grip on the tournament.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
Through that rigorous run, Tinsley evolved from a fresh-faced leader into a stone-cold ace, while Terry transformed from an untested freshman to a rising star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
Plus, coming into “Dune: Prophecy” as a stone-cold uninitiate is a challenge for which the script compensates using a combination of summary via narration and a brief, expository title card.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2024
One way to view the meteoric growth of women’s college basketball is through the career arc of its current protagonist: Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa’s stone-cold mad bomber.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
Harry lay facedown on the stone-cold floor, listening to Myrtle gurgling morosely in the end toilet.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
Michael Jackson’s celebrity is so blinding, his music so compelling, that it cloaks him with an almost impenetrable shield from the truth: He was a stone cold pedophile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
There was an ambivalent, if not stone cold, attitude towards the beefy Californian.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
This episode has become, as Variety put it, “a stone cold ‘Bob’s Burgers’ classic,” but it’s not just a good example of a great show.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2023
“To be 21 years old coming in and be stone cold at the plate - I’ve never seen someone come up here and not chase pitches around the zone.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
Red-faced but with his jaw set and his eyes stone cold, he quickly fumbled the guitar back into its case and retreated to another coach.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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