gooseflesh

Example Sentences

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It was July, but overcast and my arms turned to gooseflesh in the breeze.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2021

The last 50 pages provide plenty of twists to satisfy thrill-starved readers, but it’s the final haunting sentence that raises gooseflesh and leaves one reaching to turn up the light.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2019

Here’s the quandary for someone like Hahn: How do you measure either Renteria’s gesture or Jirschele’s gooseflesh?

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2017

When it works, says Jerry Lewis, "you get gooseflesh from your fingertips to your toes."

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2017

Nina couldn’t tell if it was nerves, imagination, or if the place really was cold, but her skin puckered with gooseflesh, and she had to fight to keep her teeth from chattering.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo