chilling
Example Sentences
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Gonzalez’s case isn’t over, but it has already sent a chilling message.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Horror is filled with trend-hopping and mimicry — the genre itself holds a mirror to our cultural anxieties, replicating them with chilling, hyperbolic intensity.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
Starring Eddie Marsan and Éanna Hardwicke, the film tells the fictional story of two bank employees who find themselves caught in a chilling and high-stakes situation.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Gomez added that while attempts to pull licenses border on folly, Carr’s threats and attacks on the media can create a chilling effect and erode the public’s confidence in the press.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
I was chilling under the bleachers, writing in my journal, when out of nowhere this thought came in my head.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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