as in uncertainty
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of cold feet
Usually, buyers get cold feet because their financial situations change.
—
Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
The outlet says the scene alone is causing some theater chains across America to get cold feet over releasing the unrated Toxic Avenger.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Phoenix initially brought the project to Haynes and developed it with the filmmaker before getting cold feet.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cold feet
Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
The outlet says the scene alone is causing some theater chains across America to get cold feet over releasing the unrated Toxic Avenger.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Phoenix initially brought the project to Haynes and developed it with the filmmaker before getting cold feet.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cold feet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold feet
Noun
-
Amid the regulatory uncertainty, some pharmacies have said that access to the shots may vary state-by-state and may require a prescription.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
-
This is one of the key points causing uncertainty about access.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
There is no doubt, for example, that Moyes needed another midfielder.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
-
The beautiful ambivalence and mystery of Virgil’s own poetic art has both an aesthetic and a quasi-political function, in teaching the reader to remain in a cognitive place of doubt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Fans have become emotionally attached around the world, constantly sharing unboxing videos filled with suspense.—
Dan Gingiss,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
-
Cover-Up moves between past and present with a fitting sense of discovery and momentousness, Maya Shenfeld’s score pulsing with suspense and at times eerie with foreboding.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
The Internet's Emotional Reaction The video's initial reactions on TikTok were a mix of playful dread and pure joy.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
-
Frost’s pastoral landscapes are haunted by loss and shadowed by anxiety, doubt and dread.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
There is a great deal of widespread angst right now about people having unhealthy chats with AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
-
Despite the inherent pressure of fashioning a collection that will receive intense scrutiny, Jacobs seems far less angst-ridden than Isaac Mizrahi in Unzipped, who nearly came to pieces on screen during the making of his fall 1994 collection.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
The harassment soon escalated into a daily campaign of psychological torment that lasted for more than a year.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
-
His icy, anguished eyes—though both are the same color—convey all the torment a misfit on Earth might feel.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Cover-Up moves between past and present with a fitting sense of discovery and momentousness, Maya Shenfeld’s score pulsing with suspense and at times eerie with foreboding.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
-
Early in President Donald Trump’s second term, European leaders and many U.S. defense and security experts were anticipating this week’s NATO summit with foreboding.—
Howard LaFranchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 June 2025
Noun
-
Students and fans swarmed the field at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee immediately after the Seminoles' upset was final.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
-
An upset is certainly not out of the question here.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cold feet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20feet. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share