spine-tingling
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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I remember and now cherish the spine-tingling moments in debates where someone changed their mind before my very eyes.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
It was spine-tingling as the newer Everton tradition of an air-raid siren blared before Z-Cars, the soundtrack to the start of every Goodison Park game, rang out.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2025
But what shines through, from an illustrious beginning to what, after some hard years, feels like a happy end, is her ferocious talent; every performance, and we see many, is spine-tingling good.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024
When Root stepped back to slap Fernando for four and reach his magnificent milestone, everyone inside a jam-packed Lord’s rose in a spine-tingling ovation.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024
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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