cold creeps
Example Sentences
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The very name of Exeter gave the members of presbytery the cold creeps.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
"But just think how the cold creeps will chase up and down the spinal column of that miserable sneak of a hobo when he glimpses this article," chuckled Thad.
From The Chums of Scranton High out for the Pennant by Ferguson, Donald
"My head aches and there are cold creeps running up and down my back," Edna told her.
From A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays by Blanchard, Amy Ella
When the tubes conk out, the fuel runs down, The cold creeps in to where I lie.
From The Man Who Staked the Stars by Dye, Charles
For the night-time, when the cold creeps down from the high peaks, you should provide yourself with a suit of very heavy underwear and an extra sweater or a buckskin shirt.
From The Mountains by White, Stewart Edward
