heebie-jeebies
Example Sentences
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You’re living with a large cushion that should ease any of those financial heebie-jeebies.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026
Just the mention of Fullerton might have given Cronin the heebie-jeebies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
Lina's marriage has deteriorated to a degree that her husband tells her that “kissing me gives him the heebie-jeebies the way wet wool does.”
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2024
That is a double dose of the heebie-jeebies delivered in one day to nervous Tories.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024
He had the jitters and the heebie-jeebies, a feeling deep in his stomach that something was entirely wrong.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
