Sentence examples for stood on end from inspiring English sources

He had written a fierce love poem to one of the sons, Alty, including these lines: "Hair stood on end like fury-fire / mouth blowing steam of thick desire / we will go, you will go, you will / not go, without me".

My hair stood on end".

One's hair stood on end".

"My hair stood on end," he confesses.

Our jaws dropped in anticipation, our hairs stood on end.

Goodman says, "John heard the news and his hair stood on end".

Like charges repel one another, which explains why your hair then stands on end.

Linus's hair stands on end.

She makes my hair stand on end.

It made the hairs stand on end.

It makes my hair stand on end.