hair-raising
Example Sentences
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Mr. Deakins’s most personal writing comes early in his book, describing his youthful exploits documenting wars in Zimbabwe and Eritrea, as well as a hair-raising experience filming a sailing trip around the globe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
His writing is sinewy and unsparing, as enchanting and hair-raising as the forest itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
While thousands packed the stands at Blundell Park, others watched the hair-raising action unfold from the comfort of their living rooms.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025
In contextualizing the visceral action, the cinematographer isolated the character from the stark environment, illustrating his hyperfocused, meticulous nature as the hair-raising tension builds.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025
It would be some version of banana yellow and slightly hair-raising.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
