hair-raising
Example Sentences
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The quiet was hair-raising in its own way.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
England have a recent history of hair-raising starts to World Cups.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
His writing is sinewy and unsparing, as enchanting and hair-raising as the forest itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Only Samantha Hale, raised in Los Angeles on “Top Ramen and fear,” could make hair-raising terror this funny.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
In November, after a hair-raising, bumpy bus ride to Shillong, amidst rumors of Chinese occupation and India’s impending defeat, Estha and Rahel were born.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
