shivery
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The score by Joseph Bishara is shivery with chorales that moan like wraiths in the wind.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
“A House of Dynamite” is a work of shivery, apocalyptic power from the Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, whose last film, “Detroit,” was eight years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
I hold my breath when a passing truck leaves only a few inches between my shivery flesh and its metal flanks.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2023
Adding emotional intensity is composer Benji Bower’s stirring musical underscoring, which ranges from shivery reverb-laden strings to fast-paced percussion and electro sounds.
From Washington Post • May 30, 2022
In the gaudy frame a shivery woman sprawled in a punt on a clogged pond.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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