tremble
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AFP reporters as far away as Florida also felt the tremble.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
“My hand will not tremble when it comes to chasing down and capturing the bandits,” he told supporters at a recent rally in Bogotá, the capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The remark wasn’t likely to make Iranian generals tremble.
From Slate ● May 11, 2026
His mouth doesn’t close, his eyebrows stay raised, his hands tremble.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
My hands tremble as I struggle to tuck the decades’ worth of filtration straws under the mattress in my beehive cell.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
"Everyone still trembles at any loud noise," he added.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
Their voice trembles as they describe the incident, one they managed to film, hoping that footage might be useful later.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2026
"She never talked about what she had gone through and trembles even now," Kim Jung-sook, the spy chief's sister, says.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
Lagana is relentlessly upbeat and positive, but his voice trembles when explaining that of the 75 or so homes in his immediate neighborhood, only 11 remain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025
My chin trembles and I bury my head into her side, squeezing her around the waist.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
One of the most Latino big cities in the country trembled in fear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
For years, rival executives in America had looked north and trembled at the possibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
The ground trembled so violently some people thought there was an earthquake.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
A villager living nearby told The Associated Press on Sunday that he trembled after hearing the blast because he had never before experienced such a loud explosion.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
I nodded, remembering how he’d practically trembled in my mom’s presence as he showed off his new Butterfly detector.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
During those strikes, she sat on a chair in the corridor of her Lukyanivka apartment, away from the windows, her hands trembling uncontrollably.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
"My hands are trembling," she posted on Weibo eight minutes after the tickets were launched, announcing that they had sold out.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Standing in line, I noticed the man in front of me was trembling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
"I think Spain is doing an incredible job," Sarandon, her voice trembling with emotion, told reporters in Barcelona.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
I sat down on the curb, fingers trembling.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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