chilly
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On a chilly Saturday morning in December 1976, postman Nigel Rossiter pulled up outside the isolated Ffynon Samson farmhouse in west Wales.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
It gets pretty chilly at night in Las Vegas when the grand prix is on, and the track surface there is especially non-abrasive.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Yasmina, by contrast, who grows up to be an economic consultant, exists in a world of chilly blue-gray conference rooms and soporific slide shows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Despite chilly temperatures, dozens of people gathered in Ballard and its bars to celebrate diversity.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
The crowd that gathered at White Rock in the heart of Durham’s black Hayti section on that chilly February night seemed to sense the event’s importance.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Ads on “cooler screens,” i.e., digital ads projected on the doors of refrigerated cases in supermarkets, get a much chillier reception, with 41% of respondents viewing them negatively, the report found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
December’s event is called the Cold Moon because it rises amid longer, chillier nights approaching the winter solstice, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
With spooky season in full swing, curating fall vibes is essential to truly enjoying our chillier months.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
Lately, though, the dynamic between Jackson and Gorsuch—on the bench and in opinions—has grown chillier, a trend that Stanley confirms.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2025
As we ascended the stairs, the air in the passage grew thicker, chillier, so cold that I found myself shivering.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Friday night will also be the chilliest for quite some time with temperatures widely dropping into single digits.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The actress asked Wintour what she thought of her dress, to which Wintour put on her shades—and her chilliest tone—and said, “And the nominees are.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
The chilliest, darkest place in the unseen ocean of the soul.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
The low of 38 marked the chilliest temperature in the District since March 30, when it was 35.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
It was in the chilliest hour—the one before dawn—that a voice suddenly called out from the fog ahead: "Qui va la?"
From The Blue Pavilions by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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