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

That set the tone for a spine-tingling atmosphere, which intensified further as Gareth Bale scored two stunning individual goals to give Wales a 2-1 victory.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

Wang is the spine-tingling opposite, pure electricity, pure Yuja Wang, the closest we have today to Vladimir Horowitz, who happened to be Rachmaninoff’s Beverly Hills neighbor and favorite pianist.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

It’s best known for wide spine-tingling crevasses spanned by flimsy-looking aluminum ladders lashed together with rope.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 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