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

He may have the man's inflections down cold, but the rest of him becomes petrified wood.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2021

Forte played nearly every day for seven years, and had the mathematical formulas — when to play, when to fold — down cold.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2021

Otto and I gulped down cold, clean water straight from the pump, and then we headed back across the field.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer