chilly
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The house was built without insulation, so our heating bills regularly run upward of $800 a month even though we keep the house at a chilly 67, urging the kids to wear extra sweaters.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Palme d’Or winner ‘Fjord’ will be nominated, but it’s too chilly and remote to win.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
As the high builds from the west, widespread northerly winds will develop delivering colder air and a chilly feel.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
He went on to describe what was essentially just a buffet, albeit one with uncommonly excellent seafood, all hauled from chilly waters nearby and eaten at communal tables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The day is long and chilly, but we paint a lot of faces.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
This will bring in cooler air again, dropping temperatures back to where they should be for the time of year and introducing chillier nights again.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
However, wet and blustery weather will move across some northern parts of the UK and as that sinks southwards later in the week it will introduce chillier air.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Basin, while the afternoons see air over the chillier ocean water move inland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Ads on “cooler screens,” i.e., digital ads projected on the doors of refrigerated cases in supermarkets, get a much chillier reception, with 41% of respondents viewing them negatively, the report found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
It was chillier here, out of the sun.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Friday night will also be the chilliest for quite some time with temperatures widely dropping into single digits.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The actress asked Wintour what she thought of her dress, to which Wintour put on her shades—and her chilliest tone—and said, “And the nominees are.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
The month ended up 1.6 degrees below the norm and was the chilliest in five years.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2023
From butternut squash soup to pizza to fall pasta recipes galore, these mains and sides will get you through the chilliest months of the year.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2022
But Mrs. Gurley smiled the chilliest thinkable smile of acknowledgment, and did not reply a word.
From The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson
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