convulsions

Example Sentences

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"They are not particularly dangerous, you're not at risk of hurting yourself or anyone else. My convulsions are very rare, I have maybe three or four a year, they don't massively impact my life."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

While experts predict modest employment numbers, disappointing data could send the market back into convulsions.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026

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

She said one prison guard had said Navalny was experiencing convulsions and was breathing heavily and coughing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 17, 2025

She was shaken by a series of convulsions and panted like a tired dog.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende