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

If the frostiness persists, then just ask whether you’ve done something to offend them.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2022

Garrett Lerner and Russel Friend, writing partners from “House,” created this exercise in choreographed, multi-strand nostalgia, and it has some of the emotional frostiness and processed sentimentality of that earlier show.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2021

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

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan