willies
Example Sentences
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But upon closer interrogation, the whole thing gave me the willies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Granted, discovering that her superfan collected one of her toenails does give the otherwise unflappable spirit a serious case of the willies.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2021
You can easily call it quits if it rains or if someone gets a sudden, intractable case of the willies.
From New York Times • May 15, 2020
Did they get the willies confronting their younger versions?
From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2019
“What about my dad? Does he give you the germ willies too?”
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
