goose bumps
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of goose bumps
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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“It gives me goose bumps to know that the vision that we had back then” paid off, Cárdenas said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
When the holiday season approaches, he joked, “our breath smells like bears, and we get goose bumps when we hear the sound of drums.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
Seeing Tyla's meteoric rise to fame has given her goose bumps, she adds.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
When we saw the results, we all got goose bumps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
And my skin is covered in goose bumps.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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