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goose bumps

[goos-buhmps] / ˈgusˌbʌmps /


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Justin Matthews, director of Hansons Auctioneers, described the watch as having given him "goose bumps" when he first held it.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

She asked to see it and within minutes had “kind of a goose bumps feeling when you just know it’s an amazing show,” she said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

“I’m getting goose bumps remembering it,” Keenist said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

When the holiday season approaches, he joked, “our breath smells like bears, and we get goose bumps when we hear the sound of drums.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023

And my skin is covered in goose bumps.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed


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