tremble
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“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 children tremble at every explosion and ask me, 'Where can we go?' And I have no answer."
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
Only as I walked out of the building did I begin to tremble.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
"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
Her voice trembles with anger as she explains how she found out the news that he had died on the front line in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine in 2023.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 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
In these first Los Angeles moments, fear trembles me.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
Among those gathered to listen was Leticia Lopez, a 65-year-old South Pasadena resident whose voice trembled as she talked about the impact of hearing about another arrest or death tied to enforcement operations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
His blood pressure rose and his hand trembled so that he almost let the hemostat fall to the floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
As the country’s fourth-largest investment bank, Lehman Brothers, collapsed and its fifth-largest, Bear Sterns, was liquidated in a “fire sale,” the financial system trembled at the brink of collapse.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025
The ground trembled so violently some people thought there was an earthquake.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
His legs trembled more than mine usually did.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
“Bittersweet memories, that’s all I am taking with me,” Parton sings in a voice trembling with determination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"I'm trembling with the emotion," said the Belgian afterwards.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
"This is my brother Hassan's bracelet," he said, showing it on his wrist, his voice trembling.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
And if you hear trembling violins and thrumming cellos, you might lapse into a vision of storm-whipped waves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Fingers trembling, I dig for my phone in my backpack, pull it out, hit the flashlight.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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