hair-raiser
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hair-raiser
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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A recurring theme throughout last season's championship was Scotland's fast starts and slow finishes, the opening day hair-raiser against Wales being the classic illustration of that.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025
“We Used to Live Here” isn’t your mother’s haunted house story; it’s a modern hair-raiser that pulses with uncertainty and uneasiness.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024
Here, complications from untreated mental illness drive the unreliable narrator trope for a swirly, tangled hair-raiser.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024
It has gripped us for three games - the Birmingham belter, the Rumble in north London and the Headingley hair-raiser.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2023
That panther story was a veritable hair-raiser; and we were never tired of hearing the old man tell it.
From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)
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