stand on end
Example Sentences
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Shade turned a warm breeze into a soothing whisper that changed my mood and made my hair stand on end as it crept beneath my collar, reminding me how sweat cools the body.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022
"It made every nerve ending in your body stand on end," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2022
In his own work, he has seen monkeys shake their heads, jump swiftly between perches, and have their fur stand on end in response to music.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 22, 2022
Because listen, some whistling is not going to make my hair stand on end.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2021
Over the roar of the wind, I heard a distant bellow, an angry, tortured sound that made my hair stand on end.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
