How to Use cold shoulder in a Sentence

cold shoulder

noun

• Elspeth is a virtuoso at the warm sun/cold shoulder art of manipulation, whose elegant gazes of cool disapproval can slam doors.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
• The cold shoulder and off-the-shoulder styles show no signs of slowing.
  — Faye Wetzel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2017
• Instead, Trump and his team gave Ward the cold shoulder.
  — Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, azcentral, 11 June 2018
• But that doesn't stop Mia from giving her the cold shoulder.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 June 2020
• Then the former blew up and turned a cold shoulder to his mentor.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019
• Watch the video to see the crabby toddler give her dad an adorable cold shoulder.
  — Sarah Scanlan, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022
• In the 1970s, Karan introduced the cold shoulder to fashion.
  — Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 10 Oct. 2017
• Most states are giving the cold shoulder to smartphone apps.
  — NBC News, 11 June 2020
• Any world leaders who would seek a bromance with this man may end up with a cold shoulder.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
• Blue and White, anxious not to anger its Jewish voters, gave Mr Odeh the cold shoulder.
  — The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
• The sense of power that new managers gain can offset the cold shoulder from colleagues, a 2015 study says.
  — Sue Shellenbarger, WSJ, 26 Feb. 2019
• This knee-length number features a cold shoulder that gives a chic twist to your usual sweater dress.
  — Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored, 21 Dec. 2020
• He was met with a collective cold shoulder and a stern warning not to ship arms to Russia.
  — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2023
• Doing it wisely can also help trees and shrubs give diseases and pests the cold shoulder.
  — Leah Zerbe, Good Housekeeping, 15 Sep. 2017
• Samu seems flustered and surprised by the sudden cold shoulder.
  — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 22 June 2021
• As painful as your colleague’s cold shoulder may be, please remember that a true friend would not treat you this way.
  — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2022
• Pelosi largely gave Ocasio-Cortez and activists the cold shoulder.
  — David Roberts, Vox, 21 Dec. 2018
• But the bills have gotten a cold shoulder from key committee chairs, who have not given the bills so much as a hearing.
  — Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
• The Proud Boys aren't the only ones feeling the presidential cold shoulder.
  — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2021
• He's given most of the players the cold shoulder since Sunday, but there's more tension with Pogba.
  — SI.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• Despite the brief cold shoulder, the two seem to have no hard feelings as Isan attended the film’s premiere with her father this week.
  — Vulture, 20 Aug. 2022
• Green Giant, the iconic brand owned by B&G Foods, is determined to thaw out the cold shoulder consumers have been giving the frozen food aisle.
  — Beth Kowitt, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2017
• None too impressed with their hippie take on country music, Mr. Emery likewise gave the Byrds the cold shoulder.
  — New York Times, 17 Jan. 2022
• Those cold shoulders were easy to ignore when the jobless rate was above 6 percent and the Army’s most dependable recruiter, Sgt.
  — Dave Philipps, The Seattle Times, 2 Jan. 2019
• There have been some exceptions to the American cold shoulder.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2019
• For her part, Sturgeon has given her former mentor the cold shoulder.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2021
• Dershowitz had predicted the cold shoulder from the Martha’s Vineyard crowd might happen.
  — Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2018
• In her post, Lipa rocked a custom LaQuan Smith jumpsuit, with an extreme cold shoulder and a pastel blue sash around her waist.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Sep. 2021
• The cold shoulder continued Tuesday, even as voters went to the polls in Alabama.
  — Tony Cook, Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2017
• Consider the closing look, a liquid gold floor-length looker featuring a cape and cold shoulder.
  — Erik Maza, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024