down cold

Example Sentences

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This swept across the UK on Thursday drawing down cold Arctic air behind it.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Sergunina herself has preparation down cold, ever since she missed out on numerous sign-ups and scholarships last year.

From Reuters • Jun. 13, 2023

Manning prides himself in arriving fully prepared, with his lines down cold, so he quickly can nail each scene, sometimes in one take.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2022

He also has the rim-shot-inspiring vaudeville delivery down cold, and he remains as Gumby-like as ever.

From New York Times • May 9, 2019

He had his ’80s trivia down cold, and not just the canon stuff, either.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline