Example sentences for: chills

How can you use “chills” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • A Xanthosoma species has been tentatively identified in an Aztec herbal [ 103 ] . A Xanthosoma species called "chou poivre" was rubbed on the body by the Caribs in Dominica as a charm before going to war [ 103 ] . Another species called "chou froidure" was used as an infusion for chills [ 103 ] . Xanthosoma auriculatum leaf sap is used in Brazil for severe wounds and skin diseases [ 103 ] . Xanthosoma brasiliense and Xanthosoma undipes probably contain irritating compounds that irritate mucous membranes [ 138 129 ] . Xanthosoma brasiliense belongs to the Araceae family, which generally contain glycoflavones, flavonols and proanthocyanidins.

  • To thoughtful quiz participants (thoughtful in the sense of "acutely thinking," not in the sense of "considerately sending a Hanukkah gift to the quiz wrangler whose shirt size is 15/34 and whose liquor size is one liter), chills can be induced by both fear and joy, particularly erotic joy.

  • Saccharum officinarum is used medicinally in Eastern Nicaragua and in the Caribbean for infections, chills, fever, rashes and sores [ 122 53 ] . Chlorogenic acid, ferulic acid and p-cumaric acid have been found in the plant [ 128 129 ] .

  • There are a lot of "chills" about this week, the greatest being the chill between China and the United States over China's massive theft of American nuclear secrets.

  • "I don't often pick up a scientific paper and find myself getting chills, as I did when I saw this whole chromosomal landscape ."


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