Example Sentences

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When the characters occasionally look at the camera, the effect is chilling, briefly but powerfully bridging the distance between then and now, them and us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

It is chilling to read that he must be carefully concealed in that first house—for his own safety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

And this time, the strategy is chilling the entire budget process.

From Barron's • Oct. 6, 2025

"While it is chilling that a private conversation from nearly a decade ago can do this sort of damage, I am also truly, deeply sorry for it and the hurt it will cause."

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

"Never again" is chilling in effect; it is such a very long time.

From The Heavenly Twins by Grand, Madame Sarah