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
My favorite horror movies this year laid off the flashy effects and instead gave me the unshakable willies the unshowy way: with creeping dread and uncertain stillness.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
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
Did they get the willies confronting their younger versions?
From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2019
If I hadn’t given myself the willies over the prairie’s nighttime noises, I might have noticed it sooner.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
