out cold

Example Sentences

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On one outing near Carter’s home in central Illinois, a flying carp knocked his friend out cold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The new study shows that dark matter does not necessarily need to start out cold.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

Some found that shocking but that's how it is when a fighter gets knocked out cold.

From BBC • May 8, 2024

Gibbs questioned the man’s timeline with records from Spacey’s phone that appeared to show the actor called him during the time he claimed to be out cold on the sofa.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2023

Maybe if he’d seen the dragons for the first time on Tuesday, he would have passed out cold in front of the whole school. . . but maybe he would anyway.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling