be convulsed
Example Sentences
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Ms. Wesley said she had no doubt about the trial’s outcome, even as she worried that her city could once again be convulsed by unrest.
From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2021
His sense of humor was keen, and, between his professional horror of General Temple’s methods and the utter absurdity of the whole thing, he would be convulsed with silent laughter.
From Throckmorton by Seawell, Molly Elliot
He had not expected this, and he did not like it, especially when one or two of the men and boys near, who had failed to be convulsed by his wit, laughed at Horace’s question.
From Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life by Reed, Talbot Baines
As soon as one begins to be convulsed, several others are affected.
From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 by Mackay, Charles
The advocates of free-trade prices ought to be told that France would often be convulsed, literally from want, if this important interest were left to the sole management of dealers.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by Cooper, James Fenimore
