quit cold
Example Sentences
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“I’d like to not quit cold turkey. I think there are some opportunities, but it’s hard,” Almirola said.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2023
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
Reducing your caffeine intake in the days leading up to Ramadan is also 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
A boiler factory would have quit cold alongside of that motor and a cavalry charge would have gone unnoticed on the same floor.
From Kid Scanlan by Witwer, H. C. (Harry Charles)
