athrill

Example Sentences

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At a tap on her door she changed suddenly from the aloof egoist to a woman athrill before the veil of portentous mysteries.

From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph

The girl’s nerves were athrill with the delightful air of mystery suggested by the surroundings.

From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram

One was deep in the computation of astronomical data; the other athrill with a quivering, nerve-shaking joy that was almost breath-taking.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 by Bates, Harry

The haunting phrase leaped to my brain and I stood staring at the departing carriage athrill with excitement.

From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John

Mervyn realised that his nerves were somewhat athrill as he placed his first step on the path stairway.

From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram