convulse

The author organizes shocks into three categories that will resonate with readers who have watched the world economy convulse in the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Then Hipolito’s body began to convulse — a possible seizure.

From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026

Frank Santangelo alleges that Adame fled their home as soon as she saw his wife beginning to convulse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

The development is the latest in the controversy surrounding the governor, Riad Salameh, who is being investigated for corruption as an economic meltdown and financial collapse convulse the tiny Mediterranean nation.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

One woman near the front began to convulse after a man’s name was called.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

The enigmatic trumpets sounded at the film’s beginning re-enter, their meaning now terribly clear; the orchestra convulses and collapses, and Alex marches upstairs, shown in an aerial shot punctuated with doleful timpani.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

When he eventually explodes into thinking, delivering a monologue of disordered intellectual half-thoughts and rhetorical tics, the stage convulses in Lewis Carroll absurdity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024

The smash-hit Broadway show is about a teenager who perpetuates a cruel lie, one that convulses a grieving family.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2021

He screams and convulses when he falls, and sometimes when he wins.

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2020

He convulses then, jerks and judders, jolts and twists and writhes, so much that the whole earth shakes.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

In 2001, I was a college freshman at New York University, and watched as the twin towers fell and the country convulsed in fear and rage.

From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2026

The cases stem from the aftermath of huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests that convulsed Hong Kong from 2019.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

Last week, after Oracle reported unexpectedly high capital expenditures on chips, networking equipment and other infrastructure, the bond market convulsed, raising the cost of capital for many large tech companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

He had earlier suggested "everlasting peace" had been grasped under his tutelage, in a region long convulsed by violence.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025

Suddenly the door was thrown open again and a man rushed out, a bucket of water in his hand, his face convulsed with fury.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford

“I’m not feeling so well,” he said, before sliding down and convulsing.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

One of her frustrations is the "lack of knowledge" about epilepsy among employers and it is not just "flashing lights, on the floor, convulsing".

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Boutros said that when she heard the news of his death "I don't know what happened to me. I collapsed on the ground and was convulsing".

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

The man’s eyes rolled back in his head and he started convulsing.

From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026

Deborah started convulsing in Gary’s arms, weeping and whispering, “Thank ya, Lord . . . Thank ya, Lord.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot