But Alex knew with a feeling of cold certainty that they weren't here for fun.

A cold certainty made him open his eyes, and it was not, after all, too dark to see.

Otherwise he knew with a stark, cold certainty what would happen.

With cold certainty, he could sense someone aiming at him.

He cut contact and sat back, a cold certainty forming in him.

These last words were spoken with the cold certainty of the tomb.

He had a cold certainty that while of course no one could possibly blame him for all this, everybody would.

A cold certainty had filled her, though she fought against it.

Kelly felt a cold certainty that the professor was right.

He worked his way around the building and a cold certainty came to him: the key would be gone.