spine-tingling
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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It’s really no wonder that Neill would go on to play characters who echoed Mark’s descent into madness, splitting off into equally extraordinary works of spine-tingling creature feature dread.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
And once inside the stadium, which is home to the New England Patriots, the Tartan Army delivered a spine-tingling rendition of Flower of Scotland.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The weigh-in was spine-tingling as the Mancunian stared down Mayweather.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
Wang is the spine-tingling opposite, pure electricity, pure Yuja Wang, the closest we have today to Vladimir Horowitz, who happened to be Rachmaninoff’s Beverly Hills neighbor and favorite pianist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
It was eerie, spine-tingling, unearthly; it lifted the hair on Harry’s scalp and made his heart feel as though it was swelling to twice its normal size.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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