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
They had, to a minute, the time of the start from Chicago, and hinted broadly that the schedule was a hair-raiser; something to make previous very fast records previous very slow records.
From The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)
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