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prickle

[prik-uhl] / ˈprɪk əl /


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“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

As he signed in, the 30-year-old felt a prickle of hope.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2022

Joplin made the hairs on the back of people’s necks prickle.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2019

It was the kind of night that caused the skin on the back of David Shew’s neck to prickle.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2017

Mia was thinking about her project for Pauline—Document a transformation over time—when she felt the sudden prickle on her skin that meant she was being watched.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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