chilling

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • 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

"Having to relive it numerous times over the last 10 years, it's very chilling - but getting this point where there's justice being served, it's a good feeling."

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Shepard said the potential new law could be applied unevenly, and the language could have a chilling effect on investigative journalism.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

They flitted in and out of homes where the residents didn’t know how to protect themselves, spoiling milk and bread left out overnight, chilling skin and taking the warmth for their own.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland