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goose bumps

[goos-buhmps] / ˈgusˌbʌmps /


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Then there are 1997 Kobe Bryant Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Green cards, which just by typing that highfalutin name can give even the most savvy collector goose bumps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

"I had a lot of goose bumps watching it."

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025

When the holiday season approaches, he joked, “our breath smells like bears, and we get goose bumps when we hear the sound of drums.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023

Some of the neurons responding to light contact might make you shiver and give you goose bumps.

From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

My pajamas were cotton, and it was chilly enough that I had immediate goose bumps.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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