cold-hearted
Example Sentences
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I don’t wish to be cold-hearted, but none of us are in a position to take on the responsibility ourselves.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Time and time again on “Parks and Recreation,” the intrepid and plucky Leslie cut through legislative red tape and won over her enemies, and the ones she couldn’t persuade always looked like cold-hearted fools.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2026
“She is not the cold-hearted person the government and media have made her out to be,” the lawyer wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the new rules will tackle "cold-hearted" scammers who "ruin lives in seconds."
From BBC ● May 3, 2023
Couldn’t no one but a demon be that cold-hearted, and even if the Preacher had a whole boatload of things that’d make you wonder, couldn’t no one say he waren’t a man.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
