Examples of coolheaded in a Sentence
was praised for having a coolheaded response to the crisis
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Her coolheaded approach — distilling arguments, weighing the evidence, and then ruling decisively — was evident in discussions over the Cohen case and is typical for Strauss, according to lawyers who have worked with her for decades.
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Benjamin Weiser,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 June 2020
And Pelosi, as the speaker of the House Representatives, appeared characteristically coolheaded throughout the voting process.
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Barry Samaha,
Harper's BAZAAR,
19 Dec. 2019
Beijing should be very coolheaded because does a new Cold War serve China’s interests?
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Jeremy Page,
WSJ,
13 Oct. 2018
Graceful and coolheaded, the artist is prone to speaking in elliptical phrases that build on one another, in a way that echoes her artwork.
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Hilarie M. Sheets,
New York Times,
3 Aug. 2017
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Benjamin Weiser,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 June 2020
And Pelosi, as the speaker of the House Representatives, appeared characteristically coolheaded throughout the voting process.
—
Barry Samaha,
Harper's BAZAAR,
19 Dec. 2019
Beijing should be very coolheaded because does a new Cold War serve China’s interests?
—
Jeremy Page,
WSJ,
13 Oct. 2018
Graceful and coolheaded, the artist is prone to speaking in elliptical phrases that build on one another, in a way that echoes her artwork.
—
Hilarie M. Sheets,
New York Times,
3 Aug. 2017
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“Coolheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coolheaded. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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coolheaded
adjective
cool·head·ed
ˈkül-ˈhed-əd 
: not easily excited
coolheadedness
noun
-ˈhed-əd-nəs
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