How to Use chilling in a Sentence

chilling

adjective

• Here stand the great and the good, the not-so-good and the perfectly chilling.
  — Christopher Helman, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• Make the Green Tomato Slaw while the crab mixture is chilling in the fridge.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
• With Barry dead, Gene sits on the couch in chilling silence.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 29 May 2023
• Repeat, adding drips and chilling cakes, two more times.
  — Beth Branch, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2023
• Microfiber towels feel soft against the skin, but the chilling effect is not always dry to the touch.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
• Some of the most chilling changes were among citizens far from the centers of power.
  — Daniel Brook, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023
• What the Nazis did say about them, however, was chilling.
  — Laurie Marhoefer, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
• The era had a chilling effect on the wider movement for gender reform.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
• Does that have a chilling effect on speech within the country?
  — Terence McGinley, New York Times, 7 June 2023
• Still, pettiness in the hands of the powerful can be chilling.
  — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
• Make sure to wrap your cookie dough while chilling to avoid drying out the surface.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
• Portland has been chilling, so to speak, with some cool, cloudy days that have even squeezed out a bit of rain at times since Sunday.
  — oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2023
• Walker finished with a chilling picture of a plaque in Iceland on the site of the first glacier to disappear.
  — Stephen Armstrong, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
• The law’s vagueness will have a chilling effect, Coulter said.
  — Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
• But the most chilling part of Snyder’s remembrance is when the ride came to an end and Chapman came around to the driver’s-side window to pay his fare.
  — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2023
• To activate its chilling power, wet the towel, wring it out, and twirl it in the air for no-drip cooling.
  — Talene Appleton, menshealth.com, 26 May 2023
• The era had a chilling effect on the broader movement for gender reform.
  — Benjamin Park, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2023
• Amy says a chilling change followed Miller's return home.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2023
• Miller said the Senate's actions would have a chilling effect on the democratic process.
  — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
• The lawsuit has had a chilling effect on some landowners in the Montezuma Hills and Jebson Prairie area of the county.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• The film is a sobering case study of the chilling effect that sets in when a society is governed not by the open, free exchange of ideas, but by fear.
  — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 2 Sep. 2023
• State in the Keys are always ready for swimming, hiking, kayaking, or just chilling.
  — Emma Janssen, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
• The movie is a chilling drama with a desolate Western setting, sci-fi scares, and UFOs.
  — Chloe Melas, CNN, 8 Oct. 2023
• In the Atlantic Ocean, a conveyor belt of warm water heads north from the tropics, reaching the Arctic and chilling.
  — WIRED, 26 July 2023
• French doors open the kitchen to a northwest-facing terrace for alfresco grilling and chilling.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2024
• One evening in the dead of winter, a chilling and persistent howling came from V.’s apartment.
  — Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
• Suitable for both training and chilling, the CloudKnit Shortsleeve is a perfect shirt for all-day wear.
  — Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
• The high of the hand Following a chilling cold open, the movie gets underway on Mia's mother's remembrance day.
  — Megan McCluskey, Time, 28 July 2023
• The labor confrontation had a chilling effect on unions.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
• Sydney Sweeney plays the titular role in one of her most chilling characters yet.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 31 May 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024