cold call

Example Sentences

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Then, the 67-year-old got a cold call with the last question he was expecting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Allan said he cannot remember whether he asked them to come, or whether it was a cold call.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

Back then, Taylor received a cold call from the CEO of BMG, Hartwig Masuch.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2023

“It’s not a cold call, but a quicker way to vulnerability and hitting the royal flush.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2023

The company’s marketing manager, Rajesh Rao, told me that he had just made a cold call to the VP for engineering of a U.S. company, trying to drum up business.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman