shuddering

Example Sentences

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“They think we’re these evil business owners,” she said, shuddering.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

England's 12-game winning run came to a shuddering halt with a 31-20 defeat by Scotland in Edinburgh last weekend.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

“In the beginning, ‘friends’ is almost a nasty word for her,” says Yeoh, shuddering at the thought of nice Prime denizens trying to befriend the emperor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

But that rousing victory amid an atmosphere of shuddering intensity, earned Southgate another chance to silence the critics that clearly affected his morale in Germany.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2024

I couldn’t let him near me—not that night, and not any night for months—without shuddering as that word, my word, ripped its way into remembrance.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover