gooseflesh
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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
She took Kaede’s hand in hers and put it on her skin, and gooseflesh rose at the touch of her fingers.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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