convulse

The author organizes shocks into three categories that will resonate with readers who have watched the world economy convulse in the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Then Hipolito’s body began to convulse — a possible seizure.

From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026

I’m well past that point; some of his stories and novels I’ve read dozens, even hundreds of times, and they can still make me convulse in laughter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

In the room where the Sennett family was seated, there was near silence, Mike Sennett said, as they watched Mr. Smith convulse.

From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024

One woman near the front began to convulse after a man’s name was called.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

The enigmatic trumpets sounded at the film’s beginning re-enter, their meaning now terribly clear; the orchestra convulses and collapses, and Alex marches upstairs, shown in an aerial shot punctuated with doleful timpani.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

A shudder convulses the picture when Mollie, who’s diabetic, falls gravely and suspiciously ill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

Under the direction of Kenny Leon — a longtime Broadway hand here masterminding the best production of his career — the fierce rivalry and protectiveness binding this Lincoln and Booth convulses in a shattering denouement.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022

Halfway into his term, as the country convulses in its own version of Kristallnacht, Lindbergh takes off, paving the way for a special election that will return Roosevelt to power.

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2020

He convulses then, jerks and judders, jolts and twists and writhes, so much that the whole earth shakes.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

In 2001, I was a college freshman at New York University, and watched as the twin towers fell and the country convulsed in fear and rage.

From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2026

The cases stem from the aftermath of huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests that convulsed Hong Kong from 2019.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

Last week, after Oracle reported unexpectedly high capital expenditures on chips, networking equipment and other infrastructure, the bond market convulsed, raising the cost of capital for many large tech companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

That exchange didn't happen, of course, because when the two men came side-by-side, the pair of them seemed lost for words as Hampden convulsed all around them.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

The whole scaffolding convulsed rhythmically as he made his way to the ground.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

Looking at the cauldron of conflicts convulsing the world, the question is ever more pressing as to whether effective action is possible to stop the damage being done or ensure accountability when it does.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

“I’m not feeling so well,” he said, before sliding down and convulsing.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Boutros said that when she heard the news of his death "I don't know what happened to me. I collapsed on the ground and was convulsing".

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

The man’s eyes rolled back in his head and he started convulsing.

From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026

I stand up, my whole body convulsing with anger.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman