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
The thin howling of the wind, the prickle of stars in the dark heavens.
From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2018
It was the kind of night that caused the skin on the back of David Shew’s neck to prickle.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2017
The hairs on the back of Bod’s neck began to prickle.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
