keep a cool head

idiom

: to stay calm
It is important to keep a cool head in a crisis.

Examples of keep a cool head in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Here, Lyonne gives her best performance to date as a woman batting off the stages of grief while trying to keep a cool head. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 July 2024 The opportunities are flying at you this month, Scorpio, which is great, but keep a cool head. Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 30 Apr. 2023 For investors, a lot hangs on rate setters being able to keep a cool head as economic data rebounds. Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 19 June 2021 Matthew says he's learned tools to keep a cool head. Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2022 While emotions may run hot everywhere around us, our reporters and editors consistently keep a cool head and bring you, the reader, facts and analysis without bias or agenda. Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022 Working in the field gave me a crash course in systems problem-solving, knowing what to do when machines break down, when controls or components fail, how to interact with people and how to keep a cool head in a high-pressure environment. Todd Emery, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 Service workers and business owners shared a similar message with The Tribune, urging customers to keep a cool head and not take the decision of a business owner to require masks out on an employee. Taylor Stevens, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Apr. 2021

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“Keep a cool head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20a%20cool%20head. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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