quake
Example Sentences
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Some of the buildings at the Thahtay Kyaung monastery, where saffron-clad monks cleared rubble from the wreckage by hand in the days after the quake, have been razed.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
And you certainly can’t quake at the industry’s bleak state while refusing to be the change you wish to see.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026
When Covid hit, this social compact appeared to quake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
The couple believe the quake caused the bank to shift and crack violently and fear it is only a matter of time before it moves again.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
It rises exponentially, so that a 7.3 quake is fifty times more powerful than a 6.3 earthquake and 2,500 times more powerful than a 5.3 earthquake.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing quake
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 5
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Scrabble: Words that Begin with Q
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Lesson 24
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