How to Use hair-raising in a Sentence

hair-raising

adjective
  • Still that does not mean the exercise won’t be hair-raising for the crew of Artemis II.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The tug of war is also hair-raising because China's approach puts the world's most powerful AI in the hands of bad actors, who could – and likely will – use the models to wreak havoc.
    — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The drive to Flowers Vineyards & Winery along the steep and winding Pacific Coast Highway 1 can be hair-raising.
    — Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The drive had been hair-raising (though nothing compared to a later jaunt on Hiva Oa, where Gauguin is buried, during which our guide Heimata played a ukulele while skirting the edge of a cliff and steering with his knee).
    — Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The Aniya moment alone would have been enough to earn this couplet of episodes five stars, but the recoupling also included a group booing, another hair-raising, furious speech from Melanie, and a moving Brinity reunion.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Look out for it in best picture, original screenplay, score (Damon Albarn’s electronic soundscape is hair-raising), and best supporting actor, where previous two-time nominee Garfield may finally get his due.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

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