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How to use the word Chilly in a Sentence?

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One of the unintended side effects of quarantining and lockdowns was the loss of little things that enrich our lives and bring us joy, like stopping by to visit a family member, strolling through a museum -- or going to a concert, as I stood alongside 5,000 other concertgoers that chilly night in October, I was just thrilled that we were all there together.

Priya Krishnakumar

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Usually after a diver does a dive, they will have to wait a good amount of time before their next dive, the... air temperature on the pool deck may be a little chilly, so the shower can help keep muscles warm. Diving is such a precise and fast-twitch sport, if the diver gets a little cold and tight, it could really affect their performance.

Jacob Brehmer

Found on CNN
2 years ago

No, whenever they keep the roof closed here it’s a little chilly, i was just telling my teammates to button up a little bit.

Aaron Judge

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

A child is born to a welfare case/ Where the rats run around like they own the place/ The room is chilly, the building is old/ That's how it goes/ A doctor's found on his welfare rounds/ And he comes and he leaves on the double

Gordon Lightfoot

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

It's cold, it's tough, especially coming from Ontario where it has been super hot then coming here where the sun is never really out and it is on the chilly side.

Damian Warner

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We are trying to take the correct decisions now early in the year so as not to put myself in any harm, it was a bit chilly this entire week prepping and coming through here as well it was quite cold and it caused bit of tightness in my leg. We decided to not risk it.

Van Niekerk

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Punishment is something imposed on a less powerful person by a more powerful person. It sets up our children to want power and control, consequences teach us a lesson, and allow children to learn by the situation. What happens when I forget my sweatshirt ? I am a bit chilly. It's a cleaner lesson, and works much faster.

Katherine Lewis

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The average person can go into chilly weather and get by without gloves, their fingers would just get a bit cold.

Melisa Lai Becker

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Nobody should even think about coming here, we have tented camps here. It's cold, chilly and snowy in Sweden. There is a shortage of resources both for our own population and for those who come here.

Paula Bieler

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It'll be quiet, really chilly, the air will be still. The moon sparkles on the snow and the canyon has a moonlit glow coming from it. It makes some of the cliff walls appear to glow.

Andy Pearce

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It won't be a better future in Sweden, we have tented camps here. It's cold, chilly and snowy in Sweden. There is a shortage of resources both for our own population and for those who come here.

Paula Bieler

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Arctic air settling in behind the boundary will make for a chilly end to the work week.

The National

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

My personal belief is that we have to get kids' attention, and fast. A period on a chilly upstate facility can be a great attitude adjuster.

Judith Sheindlin

added by anonymous
9 years ago

The best an American can look forward to is the lonely pleasure of one who stands at long last on a chilly and inhospitable mountaintop where few have been before, where few can follow and where few will consent to believe he has been.

George Frost Kennan

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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