How to Use chill in a Sentence

chill

1 of 3 noun

• He closed the windows to keep out the chill.
• There was a chill in the autumn air.
• The novel's final scene gave him the chills.
• He caught a chill that turned into a bad cold.
• Her words sent chills down my spine.
• Her symptoms include chills and a fever.
• The maxi length is perfect for when there is a hint of a chill in the air.
  — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2023
• The vagueness of the language sent a chill through the book program.
  — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• Rub all over brisket, and chill at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 11 July 2023
• Download a map of the county’s chill hours at bit.ly/ChillHoursSanDiego.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
• The result was a very chill check-in complete with drink in hand.
  — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2023
• Once cooled, chill, covered, at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 8 May 2023
• Chill dessert: Cover, and chill at least 2 hours or up to 8 hours.
  — Erin Napier, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2023
• The big chill: A guide to using your freezer Dump out old ice and start fresh.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
• Wind chills keeping it in the 20s and 30s only added to the seasonal feel.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• Rock it with tights if there’s a chill in the air, or go bare and add a pair of biker boots or even heels.
  — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
• To make this dip ahead, prepare through Step 2 up to one day in advance, and chill.
  — Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
• Like Barbie, Sánchez has no chill—as her teenagers might say.
  — Chloe Malle, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2023
• Trim excess to 1 inch, fold edges under, and crimp; chill.
  — Torie Cox, Country Living, 8 Sep. 2023
• Prep it through Step 2 and chill overnight before finishing the recipe in the morning.
  — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2024
• The beef at Scatchell’s cooks for five hours and chills for 24 more before it’s sliced and shaved down to veil-thin ribbons.
  — Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu, Bon Appétit, 16 June 2023
• There’s a sudden chill in the air as autumn has arrived.
  — Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
• This easy egg recipe is perfect for mornings with a little chill in the air.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2024
• People would say somebody from LA is laid back and chill.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
• For a chill breakfast or fresh pastry, try Whale City Bakery across the way.
  — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2023
• Chill reggae, hip hop and rock: What’s more chill than reggae?
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 12 July 2023
• Forecast in detail Our brief taste of spring is gone, but the sun is stronger these days and burns off the chill before long.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
• After a streak of unusually warm days, there is now a chill in the air.
  — Clara Laguna, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2023
• Create a playlist of calming tunes, download a chill but entertaining podcast, keep a comforting snack or drink nearby (thermos of chamomile tea, anyone?), and turn the AC or heat to a pleasant temp.
  — Ashley Abramson, SELF, 25 Mar. 2024
• Symptoms of meningococcal bloodstream infections include fever and chills, fatigue, vomiting, cold hands and feet, rapid breathing, diarrhea and in later stages, a dark purple rash.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024

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chill

2 of 3 adjective

• The chill weather kept us indoors.
• The ripest fruit, the hottest grills, the chillest drinks.
  — Bon Appetit, 19 Sep. 2017
• The ripest fruit, the hottest grills, the chillest drinks.
  — Bon Appetit, 2 Jan. 2014
• And Red wasn’t even the chillest Gerard at the Olympics that day.
  — Madeleine Aggeler, The Cut, 12 Feb. 2018
• The oil market is very chill about the chaos in Russia.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 11 July 2023
• Choosing the chillest part of the day to garden is first and foremost.
  — Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2023
• Only Liam seemed to feel some grief; the rest of the Gallaghers were chill.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2021
• This suit does the most while still keeping things chill.
  — Hannah Oh and Ann Wang, Seventeen, 5 July 2022
• The Housewives hit the ice to go fishing — but the winter day doesn’t keep them chill.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Sep. 2021
• Overalls are an easy put-on for easy, chill-girl style.
  — Rachel Bogo, Seventeen, 17 June 2020
• Expect McDaniel to be chill during pre-game and the game.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
• Cabo is known as a spring break spot, but the on-course atmosphere is more chill.
  — Dallas News, 19 May 2021
• Many workers may have the right to work from the couch, but that doesn’t mean their boss is more chill than usual.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2022
• The perfect ultra-chill escape for a year of shutdowns.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021
• Turns out [the Brady-Bündchen household] was a pretty chill scene.
  — Sara Morosi, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2018
• The brand believes that everyone should be able to have a life that is balanced and chill.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2022
• The show has always had this aesthetic which was bleak but chill.
  — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2021
• These are the best linen shirts that will keep you looking and feeling totally chill when the sun is high and the days are long.
  — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2023
• The tables are a-clatter and the mood is wonderfully chill.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
• The bourbon was bottled at 49.5 percent ABV and is non-chill filtered.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2022
• An extremely cool, chill way to go about winning a medal.
  — Madeleine Aggeler, The Cut, 12 Feb. 2018
• After an eventful end to the first stage, the second one was far more chill, as Truex scooped up his second stage win of the day.
  — Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2022
• The duo themselves had a relatively chill time in Texas.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2022
• The visiting team clubhouse at Petco Park in San Diego is the chillest spot in baseball.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2019
• So prepare yourself for the chillest summer of travel yet.
  — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2023
• Even then, the dresses are usually short and the suits are more chill, compared to the gowns and tuxes some will rock for their big prom night.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 25 June 2020
• In DiCaprio's universe, hard work = good style (and off-duty hours are saved for the chillest of lazy day outfits).
  — Liza Corsillo, GQ, 13 Sep. 2017
• Perfect a super-chill pour with this freezable glass that comes with a slanted ice mold.
  — Samantha MacAvoy, Good Housekeeping, 9 Dec. 2022
• So go ahead and pack up for Milwaukee, which, with its 41-hour work week and 3.4-hour weekly commute, ranks as the chillest large city in the United States.
  — Dennis Tang, Esquire, 18 Mar. 2015
• Aged entirely in ex-bourbon barrels, the whisky is non-chill filtered and bottled at a cask strength of 47% ABV.
  — Tony Sachs, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023

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chill

3 of 3 verb

• Her screams chilled me to the bone.
• Here's a ghost story that will chill you.
• Chill the dessert for one hour before serving it.
• I decided to stay home and chill.
• Let the dessert chill for one hour before serving it.
• He thinks his parents are way too uptight and says they should just chill.
• Even the love songs are bruised and weary, chilled by cold truth.
  — Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2023
• When chilled, spray two spritzes of absinthe in the glass.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2023
• Stick your meal in the fridge to keep it chilled until lunchtime.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2023
• Keep the ham and brine chilled at all times, in the fridge or on ice in a cooler.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
• The cups can be made and chilled ahead, making these easy to serve!
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 8 Sep. 2023
• Go outside with your shirt off, just chill in the sun and go back in.
  — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 9 Feb. 2024
• Strain out the solids, and chill for at least 6 hours, until very cold.
  — Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• Add the gin and sherry and shake hard to chill, about 15 seconds.
  — M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
• That’s the part of this research journey that chilled me most.
  — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2023
• Large wooden devices around the hall chilled and dried the air, so the scents didn’t linger.
  — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• Laugh, dance, cry, make love, eat, chill and do it all over again.
  — Jonathan Landrum Jr., Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
• And don’t forget lots of ice to keep the cocktail chilled as the party rages on.
  — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2023
• The clothes, while chill enough for guests to lie on a Loewe bean bag chair in the grass, stunned in the glowing light of the summer soirée.
  — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
• These coolers keep food and drinks chilled in the hot Southern sun.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 26 July 2023
• Cover the pastry and place it into the fridge for at least half an hour to chill.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2023
• It can be enjoyed warm, straight from the stovetop, or chilled.
  — Terry Ward, CNN, 4 May 2023
• Shake to chill and strain into a highball glass with ice.
  — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 8 Feb. 2023
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 8 hours or up to 2 days.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
• The cooked polenta is poured into a pan, cooled, and chilled.
  — Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024
• Still feeling the itch to sign up for that third class—and chill about everything else?
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 5 Jan. 2024
• Friday will begin warm — with a forecast high of 82 — but the cold front will chill things down to a low of 51.
  — Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
• Be sure to chill the bread overnight before serving for the best texture.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2024
• Cover loosely with plastic wrap or foil and chill for at least 8 hours or up to 3 days.
  — Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
• Or keep things chill and take advantage of some of the city’s luxurious five-star resorts.
  — Nina Kahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024