hair-raising

Example Sentences

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But as hair-raising as a loose wolf is for the locals, the situation may be equally fur-raising for Neukgu.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Mr. Deakins’s most personal writing comes early in his book, describing his youthful exploits documenting wars in Zimbabwe and Eritrea, as well as a hair-raising experience filming a sailing trip around the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

England have a recent history of hair-raising starts to World Cups.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

“Over the course of marrying and building a life and the hair-raising things we went through, Vinnie and I essentially endured a kind of war together,” says Palmer.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

Aunt Petunia let out a hair-raising shriek; nothing this filthy had entered her house in living memory.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling