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
Examples of bone-chilling in a Sentence
we stood in line for hours in the bone-chilling weather
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
When New York City faces Code Blue weather — those bone-chilling days when temperatures drop below freezing — everything gets slower, harder, and more dangerous for both firefighters and civilians.
—Andrew Ansbro, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Learning that this movie exists is a surprise; to find out it was released as recently as 2017 is bone-chilling.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Among its many innovations was its unconventional score, an abstract suite of bone-chilling scrapes, metallic clanks, ominous drones and mysterious stingers.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
When New York City faces Code Blue weather — those bone-chilling days when temperatures drop below freezing — everything gets slower, harder, and more dangerous for both firefighters and civilians.
—Andrew Ansbro, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Learning that this movie exists is a surprise; to find out it was released as recently as 2017 is bone-chilling.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Among its many innovations was its unconventional score, an abstract suite of bone-chilling scrapes, metallic clanks, ominous drones and mysterious stingers.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bone-chilling
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“Bone-chilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone-chilling. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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