cold feet

Example Sentences

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With the market suddenly getting cold feet over artificial intelligence, investors have been snapping up shares of long-neglected staples stocks.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Here are some things you can do to avoid losing a deal to a buyer with cold feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

The very next day, her buyers got cold feet.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

"I got cold feet," he tells the BBC.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Our first attempt to explore how consumer product companies exploit class foundered when a major cosmetics company, which initially agreed to let a reporter inside their marketing department, got cold feet.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times