the cold
noun
: cold weather
The cold really sets in around late November and doesn't let up until April.
I stood there shivering in the cold.
Come in out of the cold.
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Hough plunged backward under the cold water before pulling herself up and smiling while quickly getting out of the bath.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Families bundled up in hoodies and blankets to watch from the beach as surfers in several categories braved the cold water.
—Tony Le Calvez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
For the families, the horror shifted from the ruins of the school to the cold tiles of the morgue.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Nearly all were caught or didn't survive the cold, swift current.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Families bundled up in hoodies and blankets to watch from the beach as surfers in several categories braved the cold water.
—Tony Le Calvez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
For the families, the horror shifted from the ruins of the school to the cold tiles of the morgue.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Nearly all were caught or didn't survive the cold, swift current.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the cold
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“The cold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cold. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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