frostiness

Example Sentences

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Downing Street's response to Mrs Braverman's letter hints at a frostiness, to put it gently - "the Prime Minister believes in actions not words", a spokesman noted acidly.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

But the extent of that frostiness is even clearer as passes and those who were involved speak their mind.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

This was an unusual arrangement, but it acknowledged public frostiness toward Camilla at the time.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2023

The group followed “Pige” with a transcription of “Der Tod und das Mädchen,” a straightforward treatment with a touch of frostiness in trilled harmonics.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2022

Minor deviations earned her little frowns on wise brows, or a degree of frostiness and withdrawal of sympathy.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan