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
The veg sandwich, in which a salty and steroidal oyster mushroom subs for the bird, just gives me the willies.
From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022
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
Did they get the willies confronting their younger versions?
From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2019
There’s this wicked glint in her eye that gives me the willies.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
