How to Use cool/calm head in a Sentence

cool/calm head

noun
  • But once again, Pera kept a cool head, breaking back straight away.
    — Danielle Rossingh, CNN, 11 Aug. 2020
  • But if Humphries has the cool hand, Littler has the cool head.
    — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
  • For sleepers who struggle with night sweats and heat, keeping a cool head can be a challenge.
    — Olivia O'Bryon, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Zuckerberg also blames the Wi-Fi, but keeps a cool head for the most part.
    — Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Maintain a cool head in the week ahead and remain generous even if someone asks for more than their fair share.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2021
  • When the game is on the line, everyone is counting on your cool head and bang-on accuracy.
    — Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Keeping a cool head gets you ahead in business as the moon and Saturn harmonize.
    — USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Three minutes later, Lucas was the only cool head in a busy penalty area to score a second.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Aside from the murdering-​his-brother business, Claudius keeps a cool head, a useful quality in a ruler.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Keeping a cool head in the current climate is a smart thing to do—and there’s nothing artificial about that.
    — Tiz Gambacorta, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The opportunities are flying at you this month, Scorpio, which is great, but keep a cool head.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 30 Apr. 2023
  • In other words, what an upset adolescent really needs from an adult in her life is sympathy and a cool head.
    — Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2020
  • Keeping a cool head in the face of a massive bug invasion could save you thousands of dollars or even a trip to the hospital.
    — Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 12 May 2024
  • Here, Lyonne gives her best performance to date as a woman batting off the stages of grief while trying to keep a cool head.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 July 2024
  • In Westfield, Spartz seemed to keep a cool head for the entire two hours despite the shouts and boos from the crowd to her answers.
    — Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • Ash finds himself in the unusual position of being the cool head as a rampaging Lewis hunts the hunters.
    — Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Breathe deep, stop everything, re-set brain, relax shoulders, with cool head then calculate best plan, then execute plan.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • That training must include self-awareness and tools to keep a cool head and focus on solving the problem without getting caught up in emotions.
    — Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Swim in the cool head springs with snorkel gear to see Floridian fish and vegetation in sapphire-blue waters.
    — Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024
  • Part of the challenge for some contestants is keeping a cool head when they're being yelled at by former military personnel.
    — Jamie Ballard, Women's Health, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Vasconcellos will be reporting on it all for tens of millions of Brazilians — and probably with a cool head.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
  • None of us had really experienced that, so to be led by a man, who was in the exact same position as us but was just keeping a cool head was quite something.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 8 Dec. 2022
  • She was left with a mountain to climb in the second set after going a double break down, but rallied to stun Badosa while keeping a cool head throughout.
    — Sam Joseph, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
  • That also means keeping a cool head during difficult conversations.
    — Gulnaz Khan, National Geographic, 31 Aug. 2020
  • The defensive midfielder plays with a calm head on his shoulders and the experience of a player 10 years his senior.
    — Liam Canning, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Dylan O’Brien is keeping a pretty cool head after undertaking his latest role.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
  • People in Japan have been using them for centuries, following the concept of zukansokunetsu –the healthiest state of the body- meaning cool head and warm feet.
    — Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The mental side of baseball is a major player at the big league level, and keeping a cool head through the season has allowed Milwaukee to claim the best record in baseball.
    — Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • As Mercury and Jupiter harmonize, a cool head and a positive attitude make decision-making easy.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • While emotions may run hot everywhere around us, our reporters and editors consistently keep a cool head and bring you, the reader, facts and analysis without bias or agenda.
    — Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022

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