prickle
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George thought she had scattered his ashes at Bridlington Harbour, as per his wishes, and said the discovery had made "me feel sick and the hairs prickle on the back of my neck".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“It made the back of my neck prickle from its first pages, and that feeling never went away,” wrote New York Times reviewer Dwight Garner.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2022
Southampton’s briny scent began to prickle the air; he caught his first glimpse of the sea.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021
And then, on page 358, the plot picked up: My skin got that proper prickle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2021
The thought made Kaede’s skin prickle all over with excitement.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
Maybe there’s another reason to feel the prickles on the back of your neck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Some hedgehogs arriving at the rescue centre felt like "little empty bags of prickles and very, very slim" due to dehydration, Thompson said.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
This creates a bond between you, and it raises prickles of tension: You’re concerned about Nelly, and you’re wondering, too, about this stranger.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
Just beware of prickles if you have children or pets.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022
A blush prickles up the back of my neck and spreads over my entire head.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
It's part of why he feels ironically prickled about reporting Martha, and not Darrien, to the police.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2024
And yet reminders of a rather weighty August 1 trade deadline have prickled through Angel Stadium across this weekend series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
As we stared into their murky depths, a sudden gust of steam stung the eyes and prickled the skin.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2019
The skin prickled on the back of my neck, an involuntary reaction to what roboticists call the “uncanny valley”—the space between flesh and blood and a too-human machine.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 7, 2019
When we stood back up, my cheek prickled and itched.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
"We show that the phantom touch illusion is described by most subjects as a tingling or prickling, electrifying sensation or as if the wind was passing through their hand."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2023
As an adult in Los Angeles, I thought I knew heat — that sizzling dryness that arrives each summer and fall, curing the grasses and prickling the skin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
A vague prickling sensation spread down his face and neck to his chest and back.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
As I grip the hunk of frozen meat, frost shears off, crystals prickling my skin as they melt against my hand.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2022
Her monster was so close to the surface, prickling and alive beneath her skin...her, the monster.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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