How to Use chilling in a Sentence

chilling

adjective
  • Not a star in the chilling sky.
    — David Baker, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • No rolling or chilling; just mix and bake.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Those words may be the most chilling of all.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • One of the most chilling cases came just days ago.
    — Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The chilling effect of the case is clear.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Take a look back at the most chilling images from that day.
    — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Ten years later, the video is still chilling.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2026
  • But the outcome was just as chilling.
    — Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Step back, though, and the legacy may be even more chilling.
    — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Rather, the chilling effects are the point.
    — Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
  • These trends have a chilling effect.
    — Gary Locke, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Just allow two hours for chilling.
    — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • Jimmy Iovine is there with his wife, just chilling.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
  • There was something icy and chilling in Rodgers’s tone.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
  • No words could be more chilling to an author of thrillers or horror.
    — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The most chilling clue came with Woodard’s murder.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Again, his answer was chilling.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Here stand the great and the good, the not-so-good and the perfectly chilling.
    — Christopher Helman, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The chilling effect alone will cause real harm.
    — Monique B. Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The chilling effect of that silence lingers.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This crime drama is all the more chilling knowing it's based on a true story.
    — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Like other tour guides, Hill has plenty of chilling tales of her own.
    — Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Make sure to wrap your cookie dough while chilling to avoid drying out the surface.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
  • This is the time of year when people grab a spooky book, attend chilling events, or screen a scary movie.
    — Felicia Faber, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Most of these cheesecakes get better after a day of chilling.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The film marks Monroe's sixth leading role in a chilling genre flick.
    — Rendy Jones, EW.com, 19 July 2024
  • Does that have a chilling effect on speech within the country?
    — Terence McGinley, New York Times, 7 June 2023
  • And the idea of sending an ex-pres to the big house could have a chilling effect on the jury.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
  • The display sent a chilling message.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Hearing that growl, that was bone chilling, but working with the jaguar was awesome.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026

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