athrill

Example Sentences

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Left alone, my nerves were all athrill with excitement, and I believe my hand shook.

From A Veldt Vendetta by Mitford, Bertram

Yet all the summer wind was athrill with harmony.

From Lorraine A romance by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

At a tap on her door she changed suddenly from the aloof egoist to a woman athrill before the veil of portentous mysteries.

From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph

The period I speak of has been athrill with intense activity, for good as well as evil.

From The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics by Macmillan, Newton

The girl’s nerves were athrill with the delightful air of mystery suggested by the surroundings.

From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram