Sentence examples for cold command from inspiring English sources

It shows "the sneer of cold command", the talisman of control.

The ruin lay on its face, so there was no possibility of seeing those "wrinkled lips" and that "sneer of cold command".

But Mr. Eve truncates it to a cold command, delivered as he levels a look of pure fury at his wife: "David, go to bed".

Since the attack on the World Trade Center, almost all of his briefings have been held in the grim, cold command center on the piers.

A friend today reminded me of Shelley's Ozymandia and the lines: 'Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown/And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command..'.

The Republican faithful are spoiling for the matchup, which they see as pitting Mr. Ryan, with his cold command of budget facts, against an outclassed Mr. Biden, whom they portray as gaffe-prone and too liberal for most voters.

The quicksilver changes of mood that inflect Mr. Stewart's delivery here suggest that even in full, cold-blooded command, there's a voice rasping in Macbeth's ear, feeding his unstoppable fears, including one that says the game may not be worth the prize.

In the past, despite all their issues — an inexperienced and turnover-prone quarterback, in particular — the Jets could depend on their defense, knowing it could often stop a team cold on command.

It includes a cold war missile command centre, a Victorian gin palace in Essex, and a climbable piece of modern sculpture, as well as some mid-century architectural gems such as a unique concrete house designed by Brian Housden for his own family in north London.

But what a cold and heartless command: to send our generation's "Yanks" off to risk their young lives just to prepare to retreat (i.e. exit).

5. Red Alert by Peter George Red Alert is a gripping cold war bomber-command procedural.