Example sentences for: coldly

How can you use “coldly” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Feminists approve of the novel, about an aging rock star and her two abandoned children, because it coldly documents the woman's abuse and is "clear-eyed about the economic forces that shape women's lives" (Valerie Sayers, the New York Times Book Review ). Others say Allison "leans precariously toward melodrama" and tries too hard for "gut-wrenching emotion" (Phyllis Richardson, the Los Angeles Times Book Review ).

  • But who better to rationally and coldly lay out the costs and benefits of settlement for both Microsoft and the Justice Department?

  • Behind these explanations lies a coldly realistic assessment of America's character: If our soldiers are killed, the public will turn against the war; and if the public turns against the war, Clinton will have to withdraw our forces.

  • "Charming," my wife replied coldly as she shrank into her seat.

  • A distraught look emerged on the husband's face and his wife stared coldly at him.


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