cold steel
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
She did, and a moment later felt the cold steel of the officer’s handcuffs on her wrists.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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