quivered
Example Sentences
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His lips quivered as he held back tears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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 ● Apr. 9, 2025
“How do you expect a community to recover and heal and move forward when the people who make Lahaina, Lahaina, aren’t even there anymore?” she said at a recent news conference as her voice quivered.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
Time itself quivered with the sound, that terrible, haunting chirping, adversely impacting our mental health forever.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
That bloodless lip quivered to a temporary spasm.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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