prickle

Example Sentences

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“It made the back of my neck prickle from its first pages, and that feeling never went away,” wrote New York Times reviewer Dwight Garner.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2022

Southampton’s briny scent began to prickle the air; he caught his first glimpse of the sea.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2021

And then, on page 358, the plot picked up: My skin got that proper prickle.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2021

Joplin made the hairs on the back of people’s necks prickle.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2019

Anya had felt an ominous prickle up her spine during the tsar’s speech earlier, and now she felt another prickle.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack