cold feet

Example Sentences

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It may well get cold feet and remove the line item before the bill makes it to a vote.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

There has been no public indication so far that sponsors are getting cold feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

With the market suddenly getting cold feet over artificial intelligence, investors have been snapping up shares of long-neglected staples stocks.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Bouts of cold feet over lofty valuations in the stock market — and in artificial-intelligence plays in particular — have been blamed.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

She smoothed her mother’s hair, rubbed her cold feet, and held the trembling hands, knowing there was nothing more she could do.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry