make one's blood run cold
Example Sentences
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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.
From just below rose such a squeaking and a scraping as would make one's blood run cold.
From Mary's Rainbow by Feehan, Mary Edward
There are thirty-three pictures of Vander Werff, a number sufficient to make one's blood run cold.
From Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
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
Besides, the sight of Eli, as he made his way between the rocks, grunting and making all sorts of weird noises, was enough to make one's blood run cold.
From The Birthright by Hocking, Joseph
