bone-chilling
adjective
bone-chill·ing
ˈbōn-ˌchi-liŋ 
: intensely cold
bone-chilling weather
also
: penetrating, disturbing, or intense in emotional or physical effect
bone-chilling drama
a bone-chilling wind
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Examples of bone-chilling in a Sentence
we stood in line for hours in the bone-chilling weather
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Nasha Smith, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Nasha Smith, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The crisp air also prompts the chance to spotlight stylish fall jackets in your everyday style before temps drop to bone-chilling degrees (puffer jacket season will be here in no time, after all).
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
Multiple surprise transformations, from hitting the books in study howl or brewing some fun in the potion corner, there are so many scary ways to have bone-chilling adventures.
—Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
And whether its embedding bone-chilling, teeth-baring looks or not into its spooky sequences, Smile 2 spends a lot of time mining horror out of the old-fashioned music-industry apparatus.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Bone-chilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone-chilling. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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