make one's blood run cold
Example Sentences
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I had a long talk to-day with a trustworthy man from there, and his story was enough to make one's blood run cold.
From A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium by Gibson, Hugh
Why, man, those cries make one’s blood run cold to listen to them!
From A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron by Hodgson, Edward S.
This he wound 150 around his neck in the most reckless manner possible; it was quite enough to make one’s blood run cold to watch him.
From Hepsey Burke by Westcott, Frank N. (Frank Noyes)
At the end of each stanza, the air was rent by a burst of war whoops that were calculated to make one's blood run cold.
From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul
It seems to make one's blood run cold.
From The Master Builder by Gosse, Edmund
