How to Use shiver in a Sentence

shiver

1 of 2 noun
  • The mere mention of bed bugs is enough to send a shiver down the spine.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Gives me the shivers every time.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
  • This realignment caused a shiver to run through the art world.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Grab this sweatsuit and kiss mid-flight shivers goodbye.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Shake off the winter shivers, Boise.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The names send a shiver down the spine of longtime Jackets fans.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That phrase, narrative control at scale, should send shivers down your spine.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In high school, the thought of wearing anything other than short shorts would send a shiver down my spine.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 6 June 2026
  • Suddenly, a jaguar’s roar broke the spell, giving us shivers.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Algebra in between scenes… sends shivers down my spine!
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
  • And strange air, dark and gray and silver and soft and very precise, emerges to pool around every pore and shiver of skin.
    — Christopher Cokinos, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
  • Grab your mateys and check out all the shiver-me-timbers experiences this year.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Economic shivers give both the fits, and a pressured consumer has both well in the red so far this year.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • Games have been interrupted by those same air-raid sirens that still send a shiver down Shevchenko’s spine.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 7 July 2023
  • But even more compelling of a draw was the prospect of cooling down with shivers of ecstatic terror.
    — Matt Alt, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The very thought sends shivers all the way down to his anatomically ambiguous crotch flesh pouch.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2023
  • For anyone with even a mild rodent aversion, that can trigger shivers of disgust.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 8 May 2026
  • And some shivers, because that title isn’t a misdirect.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Decker’s loud cries conveyed her profound pain and sudden fear, sending a shiver down the spines of all who heard them.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2022
  • This year’s winter heating bills may send a shiver down many Americans’ spine.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
  • If just the idea of stepping outside runs a shiver down your spine, then bring the fun indoors with a game night or shopping trip at the mall.
    — Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Central to Japan’s slide was deflation, a term that sends shivers up the spines of economists.
    — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • These insects and arachnids might startle you or send shivers down your spine, but there's no need to worry about these bugs—not too much, anyway.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
  • Moses had a slight shiver on his way to bring Pal O Mine to the winner’s circle for photos.
    — Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The chilly fall breezes can send a shiver down your spine, which can be blocked by an outdoor curtain, depending on what your patio layout is.
    — Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2020
  • There’s a shiver of recognition, an unmooring, a reaching beyond your life only to be left with the sum of your deeds.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • On our first encounter with it, there’s even a shiver of sinister John Williams in Tesori’s score.
    — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Cool water trickles over my right hand, sending an invigorating shiver through my body.
    — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 30 July 2022
  • Just hearing ‘set piece’ sends a shiver down Liverpool supporters’ spines.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • There is a mournful chord and an existential shiver in all of her art — life hanging by a filament, mixed with the will to survive.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2021

shiver

2 of 2 verb
  • Ohioans will have to shiver through six more weeks of winter.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 2 Feb. 2023
  • To walk up on the shore, sit shivering on the sand, and drink it all in.
    — Victor Blue, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Why not a shivering kid with a towel wrapped around his waist?
    — Scott Bordow, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2023
  • Then Colon started to shiver and shake with a bone-deep cold.
    — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The South is shivering in record cold.
    — Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
  • My body shivered against the weather and my fearful thoughts.
    — Sue Williamson, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Another, with big sad eyes, shivered as he was pushed in a kids stroller.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
  • Traute, white and shivering, clung to Gertrud.
    — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • The victim sat shivering, and very, very tired.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Old people don’t like to shiver all winter or sweat all summer.
    — Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Dayton said to be alert for shivering or lifting their paws off the ground.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The kittens were cold, unable to shiver or cry, and their eyes were covered in crud.
    — Maria Lopez, cleveland, 29 July 2021
  • Julia stood with her hands clasped, shivering in her party frock.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 4 May 2023
  • Soldiers stood in a row, keeping back the shivering crowd.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Sheeran was dared to shiver and refer to himself in the third person.
    — Andrea Towers, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Cold water may cause the child to shiver, which would raise their body temperature.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Signs that a dog is too cold include shivering, whining, or lifting its paws.
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Anyone in the East who shivered through this winter could be in for a shock at the outcome.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
  • And so children come in shivering with fever, and with no acetaminophen, little can be done for them.
    — Samar Abu Elouf, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Our house began to shiver, and the sidewalk started to patter.
    — Bryan Washington, Time, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Cold air comes muscling in today, changing our overnight rain to snow and then leaving us to shiver all weekend.
    — Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Women in gowns with bare shoulders shivered in soaking their dresses.
    — Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Two shivering dogs now sat in her backseat, exhausted but safe.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Even body horror buffs will shiver at the scenes of mutilation and murder in the woods.
    — Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Even body horror buffs will shiver at the scenes of mutilation and murder in the woods.
    — Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The two huddled on the table, shivering as if stranded in a barren field.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Chills are also common as the body generates heat through shivering to reach its new set point.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • One partner shivering while the other is sweating is no longer an issue.
    — Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
  • One partner shivering while the other is sweating is no longer an issue.
    — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
  • If you're not equipped for the cold, your relaxing day can turn into a soggy, shivering mess.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2024

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