quit cold
Example Sentences
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After the stroke, he quit cold turkey, cleaned up his diet and started working out twice a day.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023
But he and his wife Jean quit cold turkey when their daughter Mary came along.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2022
Reducing your caffeine intake in the days leading up to Ramadan is advisable, so you don’t have to quit cold turkey on Day One.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2022
She now wants to quit cold turkey because she didn’t get what she wanted.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2020
The motor quit cold over Whitehall, N. Y., because we ran out of gas in one of the six tanks in the ship.
From Test Pilot by Collins, Jimmy
