spine-tingling

Example Sentences

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I remember and now cherish the spine-tingling moments in debates where someone changed their mind before my very eyes.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The weigh-in was spine-tingling as the Mancunian stared down Mayweather.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

But what shines through, from an illustrious beginning to what, after some hard years, feels like a happy end, is her ferocious talent; every performance, and we see many, is spine-tingling good.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024

At that moment, the home crowd stood in spine-tingling applause in a show of respect towards one of England's most formidable opponents.

From BBC • May 8, 2024

It was eerie, spine-tingling, unearthly; it lifted the hair on Harry’s scalp and made his heart feel as though it was swelling to twice its normal size.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling