spine-tingling
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All those opportunities stemmed from a single performance at the 2019 Grammys, where Carlile delivered a spine-tingling version of The Joke, an anthemic ballad for the persecuted.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
Wang is the spine-tingling opposite, pure electricity, pure Yuja Wang, the closest we have today to Vladimir Horowitz, who happened to be Rachmaninoff’s Beverly Hills neighbor and favorite pianist.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
All credit to Miriam Buether’s incredibly agile scenic design, Jon Clark’s dynamic lighting and, most especially, Paul Arditti’s spine-tingling sound design and DJ Walde’s ethereally commanding music for turning the Marquis into a mind-blowing funhouse.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025
When Root stepped back to slap Fernando for four and reach his magnificent milestone, everyone inside a jam-packed Lord’s rose in a spine-tingling ovation.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024
It was eerie, spine-tingling, unearthly; it lifted the hair on Harry’s scalp and made his heart feel as though it was swelling to twice its normal size.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
