goose bumps
Example Sentences
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Justin Matthews, director of Hansons Auctioneers, described the watch as having given him "goose bumps" when he first held it.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
“I had goose bumps and thought, ‘This is what I love.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
“It gives me goose bumps to know that the vision that we had back then” paid off, Cárdenas said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
“I have goose bumps just thinking my father hid the photos. He was so traumatized,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
The joy of sticking it to Elliot faded quickly as goose bumps prickled up my neck.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
