chills
Example Sentences
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In painful detail, she described the splitting headaches, body aches, chills, high fevers and hallucinations that had tormented her for days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The chills expanded nationally, then internationally, as the Bulls’ mystique grew and the NBA’s popularity exploded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
“It plays when Alice goes off to college and then for the end credits. It gave me chills when I saw it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Respiratory diphtheria often starts with fever or chills, a sore throat that can lead to breathing and swallowing difficulties, and be life-threatening.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
The creeptastic night before still lingered in her mind, but the music kept the chills at bay.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
