prickle

Example Sentences

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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

Good ghost stories are hard to spoil; even if you give away the surprises, you can’t unfeel the prickle on your neck.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2019

The thin howling of the wind, the prickle of stars in the dark heavens.

From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2018

Slowly, he turned and felt his skin prickle.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray