grow cold

Frequency: 6.04.8 per million words

To gradually become cold, often in a literary or formal context.

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Examples (10)

  • The room grew cold after the fire died down.
  • As autumn approaches, the evenings will grow cold.
  • Don't let your coffee grow cold; drink it while it's hot.
  • Her heart grew cold when she heard the terrible news.
  • The trail had grown cold, making the search much more difficult.
  • Without gloves, his fingers quickly grew cold in the biting wind.
  • Their initial enthusiasm for the project grew cold after months of delays.
  • In the story, the hero's welcome grew cold as people learned of his past.
  • The embers in the fireplace have grown cold, leaving only ashes.
  • He felt the air grow cold as the sun set behind the mountains.