Sentence examples for derived a frisson of from inspiring English sources

There is something in the intellectual psyche that is vaguely masochistic, and so I think some literature buffs derived a frisson of pleasure from being paid attention to, even if they were scolded.

Victorians were intrigued by the way in which photography had the power to enable people to live on in some way after their death, deriving a frisson of excitement.

A frisson of tension stirs.

There's a frisson of luxury.

They provide a frisson of moral satisfaction.

Does that add a frisson of danger?

There's also a frisson of glamour.

Giving them a frisson of surprise?

I wouldn't call these people characters, although Ms. Davis lends Bunnie a frisson of zany pizazz.

When nearby Mosul fell overnight on June 9th-10th, a frisson of horror rippled across Kurdistan.

IT IS hard to look at the Capitol in Washington, DC, without a frisson of excitement.