chilling

Example Sentences

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This had a chilling effect on tech-loving individual investors.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

But it’s also likely to have a chilling effect on one of its hyperscaler peers, according to Jason Helfstein, head of internet research at Oppenheimer.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

She called the network’s decision to allow her contract to expire “a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting” that “sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Kerry Washington, “Imperfect Women” “It’s a shame that Hulu’s chilling true-crime series ‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’ isn’t getting much attention this awards season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

I tried to imagine how it’d even be like, chilling inside such a big place, right on the beach, but I couldn’t really picture it.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña