willies
Example Sentences
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But upon closer interrogation, the whole thing gave me the willies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Granted, discovering that her superfan collected one of her toenails does give the otherwise unflappable spirit a serious case of the willies.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2021
You can easily call it quits if it rains or if someone gets a sudden, intractable case of the willies.
From New York Times • May 15, 2020
He has happily embraced a form of mass-market fame that gives so many in the fashion industry the willies.
From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2020
He thought of Ginny and her doll, both of which had given him the willies when he arrived, but now he kind of understood why she had that doll.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
