quiver
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I close my eyes and, suddenly, my legs wobble and my ankles quiver.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 18, 2026
She conjures a bewitching onscreen presence that many of her contemporaries could only dream of, pulling the viewer’s gaze with a single glare from her steely eyes or the quiver of her chin.
From Salon β Aug. 17, 2026
As Pierce sees it, a 10% cap is “one of the few arrows left in the quiver for the White House really struggling to address the affordability crisis.”
From MarketWatch β Mar. 19, 2026
But believe him when he says he still has a bundle of protectionist arrows in his quiver.
From The Wall Street Journal β Mar. 9, 2026
Alsvindr gnawed on his bit impatiently, and Anya said, “Hang on,” as she pulled her bracer from where it was fastened to her quiver strap.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
His lower lip quivers; there’s an expression on his face that my husband and I used to call “sad baby.”
From Slate β May 10, 2026
Iang's face quivers as she recounts the story of what happened on 26 November in K-Haimual, her village in Myanmar's western Chin State, and then she breaks down.
From BBC β Dec. 21, 2025
With calculations based on linear algebra, the research team demonstrated that -- analogous to radioactivity in atomic nuclei -- a magnetic quiver can decay into a more stable state or fission into two separate quivers.
From Science Daily β Jun. 3, 2024
She played a new single, “Alone,” that had some jazzy, jagged percussion and Björk-worthy vocal quivers, showing she’s getting only more ambitious with time.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 13, 2023
On deck, soldiers banged sword against shield, while archers quietly strung their bows and pulled the first arrow from the quivers at their belts.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
On the verge of tears, his voice quivered and broke.
From BBC β Aug. 28, 2026
His lips quivered as he held back tears.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 9, 2026
While the video played, Doncic’s lip quivered as tears pooled in the corners of his eyes, his emotion at its most visible.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 9, 2025
Varinia Canto Vila complied, and her body began to vibrate until her elbows gradually quivered to life.
From New York Times β Dec. 16, 2022
His whole body trembled as he spoke and his quills quivered with his sobs.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe GarcΓa McCall
Anthropic was quivering at the capabilities of their model in a blog post promoting their new security measures.
From Salon β Sep. 12, 2026
Through evocative descriptions—the skylark’s trill “hovering in the quivering air,” or the sun rising over a “silvery, dew-thick cow meadow”—Ms. Haynes invites us to take part in the daily rhythms of our natural world.
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 17, 2026
"Cathy and Heathcliff's passions vibrate through their dress, their surroundings, and everything else within reach, and you leave the cinema quivering on their own private frequency."
From BBC β Feb. 10, 2026
You will achieve nothing by quivering “B-b-but the price-to-earnings ratio!” as its stock continues to trade above this atmosphere.
From Slate β Jul. 8, 2025
“Nos agarraron, hermanito,” Roberto said, quivering and putting his arm around my shoulder.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco JimΓ©nez
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