How to Use cold shoulder in a Sentence

cold shoulder

noun
  • 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
  • The standout episode of 2023 was one on plus sizes, which explored why there are such subpar options available for a majority of the country’s consumers (and why every plus-size top has cold shoulders).
    Jenny Singer, Glamour, 21 Dec. 2023

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