goosebumps

Example Sentences

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"I got goosebumps," she said when asked about the significance of a win.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

He’s spent his entire career in the business of making goosebumps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Sometimes that summary nestles within internal stirrings, like the goosebumps produced by the opening chords of Jane’s Addiction’s “Ocean Size” when Sydney Chandler’s Wendy realizes she can speak to the xemomorphs.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Just the sight of the glowing neon sign is enough to give them goosebumps.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

I broke out in goosebumps, remembering the white-eyed neighbor I’d seen watering his overgrown lawn the night my grandfather was killed.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs