willies
Example Sentences
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In theory, I agree with her, but the idea of sending anything that could be construed as offensive to another mother still gives me the willies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 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
The neglected coach house that she turns into an art studio is the only comfort she takes in “the Lodge,” the rural Victorian villa that gives her the willies, but that Tom insisted they buy.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2020
Can’t joke it away Can’t even talk to each other except maybe in whispers, all hush-hush, and that just revs up the willies.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
