hair-raising
Example Sentences
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“Mother Mary” is as hair-raising as it is eyebrow-raising, all spectral senselessness until, out of nowhere, the eeriness gives way to a startling profundity as the film explores remorse with biblical repercussions.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 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
Followers saw their idols tuck into delicacies such as foot-long fries, chat with locals and sample some of the hair-raising rides.
From BBC • Oct. 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
It would be some version of banana yellow and slightly hair-raising.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
