cold turkey
Example Sentences
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It was after tallying my December spending that I finally deleted them cold turkey in January.
From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026
“It was terrifying. You can’t just go cold turkey on these things,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
According to medical literature and former patients, some programs, including CHOP, wean children off medications—including narcotics, antidepressants, steroids, and seizure medications—or encourage them to stop cold turkey.
From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025
You might not need to go cold turkey on your credit card spending.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2023
The truth was, I could no sooner quit cello cold turkey than I could stop breathing.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
