Example Sentences

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Bates won the best actress Oscar for her chillingly humane performance.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

There are still more recent incidents that I have not rounded up—or that, more chillingly, have not been made public.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2025

Let’s mention here that dimethyl sulfide is emitted during wildfires, and so contributes to a scent that has grown chillingly familiar in many parts of North America in recent years.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

For many in South Korea, the move chillingly harked to the country’s past military dictatorships.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2024

And to a man, smiling faintly, chillingly, loving the act, the boys all just slightly nodded their heads yes.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols