hair-raising

Example Sentences

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"A particularly hair-raising moment was when my cofounders asked, 'If you have control, what happens when you die?' He said something like '...maybe it should pass to my children.'"

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The quiet was hair-raising in its own way.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

But as hair-raising as a loose wolf is for the locals, the situation may be equally fur-raising for Neukgu.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

At the opposite end of the spectrum that runs from cozy to hair-raising were two immersive fiction features about military disasters that hit devastatingly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

With difficulty, the Captain persuaded his friend to let him drive and then began their hair-raising trip from Le Havre to Paris, culminating in a cross-city ride at the busiest time of the afternoon.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson