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But those little black spiders that run like the wind give me the willies.—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jan. 2023 Impossible movie, there will be plenty more willies to be had.—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2022 This way, a sign says, is the lower cave: a 3/4-mile tunnel that’s not especially challenging nor tight enough to trigger claustrophobic willies.—Scott Hewitt, oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2022 The veg sandwich, in which a salty and steroidal oyster mushroom subs for the bird, just gives me the willies.—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 5 July 2022 Memory is imperfect, as Forth explains in his book, and encounters with a modern-day hobbit can scare the willies out of anyone.—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 16 May 2022 But most of the Christmas-y efforts feel original, including a bloody throw down in a retail store, a twisty story with heisting Santas, and a yuletide family dinner that'll give you the willies.—Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
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