out cold
Example Sentences
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The new study shows that dark matter does not necessarily need to start out cold.
From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026
Just when it seems that B.J. is out cold, his eyes fly open and he reaches, grabs, twists.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2023
Canadian Delaney Irving, 19, won the women's race, despite rolling across the finish line out cold.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023
Your dad won’t be out cold in the La-Z-Boy in front of every Orioles game now.
From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2023
One minute she was sorting campus mail, the next minute she was out cold.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
