cold gleam

Frequency: 7.04.2 per million words

an unfriendly or unemotional gleam, often in someone's eyes

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Examples (10)

  • There was a cold gleam in his eyes when the deal fell through.
  • A cold gleam came into her eyes as she spoke.
  • His eyes held a cold gleam that warned me to back off.
  • The cold gleam in the surgeon's gaze unnerved the interns.
  • Nothing softened the cold gleam in her eyes throughout the meeting.
  • I caught the cold gleam in his stare just before he refused.
  • Even the judge's eyes carried a cold gleam as he delivered the verdict.
  • By dusk, a cold gleam had settled in his eyes, and no one pressed further.
  • She answered with a smile, but a cold gleam flickered in her eyes.
  • When money was mentioned, his eyes took on a cold gleam.