shivery
Example Sentences
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Best of all, the shocker revelation explaining the shivery occurrences is haunting and persuasive—within the wide parameters of the genre, of course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The score by Joseph Bishara is shivery with chorales that moan like wraiths in the wind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
But seen here, at comic-strip scale, they radiate imaginative esprit, thanks to the wonderful linear style — shivery and filigree-fine — of an 8th century artist who signed his name.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
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
There was a shivery, rustling sound to his left, like the flapping of a paper wing.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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