shivery
Example Sentences
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The score by Joseph Bishara is shivery with chorales that moan like wraiths in the wind.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
“A House of Dynamite” is a work of shivery, apocalyptic power from the Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, whose last film, “Detroit,” was eight years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
I hold my breath when a passing truck leaves only a few inches between my shivery flesh and its metal flanks.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2023
Like Winters, the soprano Asmik Grigorian, who stars in all three acts, is an intense actress with a voice of shivery directness.
From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2022
I lay there, feeling shivery with a fearful dread that brought up pictures in my mind of Bud Searcy’s uncle.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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