chilling

Example Sentences

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And the truly chilling part is how quickly Washington has adapted to it.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Kelly: So days off for you are all about chilling and stuff... are you quite a chilled person?

From BBC • May 2, 2026

These images are no mere jeremiads but chilling depictions of suffering—both mental and physical—that bring to mind the most haunting works of Otto Dix, Max Beckmann and Käthe Kollwitz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

In its own way, that’s even more chilling and resonant than the horrors of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Jack followed her gaze, and noticed something chilling.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley