quake

Example Sentences

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A million thoughts swim through my head, making tremors quake up and down my spine.

From Literature

AFP was the only international news agency on the ground in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw when the quake hit, with its team the first international journalists to reach the city of Mandalay.

From Barron's

Older borrowers, in particular, have felt the quakes in the student loan landscape since the interest on their debt has had more time — often, decades — to accrue.

From Salon

Irene said again through the door, her voice low but quaking.

From Literature

The quaking from the Frenchman’s trenches got louder.

From Literature