convulse

Example Sentences

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Oil markets could convulse if Tehran disrupted Gulf shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

Frank Santangelo alleges that Adame fled their home as soon as she saw his wife beginning to convulse.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Armies can move on your words; markets can convulse; diplomacy can unravel.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2022

Occasionally, parts of their body convulse involuntarily and you know they are alive.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung