heebie-jeebies
Example Sentences
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Such an optimistic vision almost gives me the heebie-jeebies.
From New York Times
“The heebie-jeebies got to me yesterday — what if New York is quarantined?” said Mark Hanna, 32, who works in health care and was standing outside a Brooklyn drugstore with four bottles of NyQuil.
From New York Times
Where would we be if genuinely dangerous situations like dark alleys at night didn’t give us the heebie-jeebies?
From Scientific American
The prospect of having to defend socialism to their constituents is giving House Democrats in swing districts the heebie-jeebies.
From Washington Times
No matter your attempts, these prolific pop-ups continue to annoy, frustrate and give you the heebie-jeebies.
From Fox News
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
