hair-raising
Example Sentences
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His writing is sinewy and unsparing, as enchanting and hair-raising as the forest itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
At the opposite end of the spectrum that runs from cozy to hair-raising were two immersive fiction features about military disasters that hit devastatingly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
“Over the course of marrying and building a life and the hair-raising things we went through, Vinnie and I essentially endured a kind of war together,” says Palmer.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
Unlike Harry and co, who would perform hair-raising manoeuvres while soaring through the air on broomsticks, real-life players try to outwit their opponents astride PVC pipes.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025
An eerie, hair-raising creaking of riding boots, a crop striking leather, a peremptory footstep that makes me shake myself awake and turn on lights all over the house.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
