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

It was impossible for the lookers-on not to be convulsed with laughter, though neither dog nor squirrel seemed to regard the matter as much of a joke.

From Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers by Burroughs, John

Is England," he said, "to be governed, and is England to be convulsed, by Popkins's plan?

From Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 by Baring, Evelyn

And if both were destroyed, the State would still be convulsed with factions.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

At such times he would fancy that his mother had died, and he would be convulsed with sorrow, breaking unexpectedly into a rousing college song.

From The Great White Tribe in Filipinia by Gilbert, Paul T. (Paul Thomas)