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goose bumps

[goos-buhmps] / ˈgusˌbʌmps /


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"I got goose bumps when I first read the script," the British actress tells the BBC, adding she had five auditions for the role.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

“I had goose bumps and thought, ‘This is what I love.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

“It gives me goose bumps when I think about that scene,” Thornton said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

On a walk around Central Park this fall, he repeatedly pointed to his forearms to show that the conversation had given him goose bumps.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

This is my first time coming down here at night, and it’s giving me goose bumps.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks




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