spine
Example Sentences
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You turn your back to the road, ignoring the sweat collecting along your spine.
From Literature
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A wave of shivers runs down my spine, making me giggle.
From Literature
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Then, of course, they all screamed—a horrific sound that sent chills down Clare’s furry spine.
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The current crisis in Iran has sent memories bubbling to the surface for the collective, and chills down the spines of viewers.
From Los Angeles Times
This aesthetic tech neck isn’t to be confused with the orthopedic condition, in which hours of looking down leave people with joint pain in the cervical spine.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.