prickle

Example Sentences

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It’s the sort of eulogy that, in Agatha Christie fashion, makes everyone’s skin prickle, and makes them wonder if the killer is in the room.

From New York Times • May 1, 2023

“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

When it did, our legs began to prickle all over with pins and needles.

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2021

I felt a slight prickle of rain against my face and muttered a curse, flipping the hood of my cloak up.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss