- plural of convulsion.
convulsions
Example Sentences
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In a coffee shop in Greenland's capital Nuuk, Lykke Lynge looked fondly at her four kids as they sipped their hot chocolate, seemingly oblivious to the world's convulsions.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
The back end of Mr. Bird’s book is a romp through the real-estate convulsions of Asia and the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
A more severe and concerning case can cause neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness, or paralysis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
There's this much reported case of a woman who suffered from convulsions after taking a medicine for diabetes which had a similar sounding name to an analgesic she had been prescribed.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
Hawks and owls have been found in convulsions — great horned owls, screech owls, red-shouldered hawks, sparrow hawks, marsh hawks.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
