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gooseflesh

[goos-flesh] / ˈgusˌflɛʃ /


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It was July, but overcast and my arms turned to gooseflesh in the breeze.

From The Guardian Mar. 23, 2021

The last 50 pages provide plenty of twists to satisfy thrill-starved readers, but it’s the final haunting sentence that raises gooseflesh and leaves one reaching to turn up the light.

From Washington Post Mar. 1, 2019

Here’s the quandary for someone like Hahn: How do you measure either Renteria’s gesture or Jirschele’s gooseflesh?

From New York Times Sep. 14, 2017

When it works, says Jerry Lewis, "you get gooseflesh from your fingertips to your toes."

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2017

I get gooseflesh from the crowds, all jostling and shouting, getting really worked up before the show begins.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks




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