chilling

Example Sentences

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Judge Dean described the transcript of the call as "chilling".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

However, tropical fruits such as mangoes are sensitive to chilling injury when temperatures become too low.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

“Everybody’s very relaxed, just chilling, sitting down,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

There’s a chilling promise in the preface of “This Dark Night,” Deborah Lutz’s account of the life of a celebrated early-19th-century English poet and novelist.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

With a chilling smirk, Capricorn answered merely with a smile.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke