shake

Example Sentences

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“Two coaches meet at half-court and they shake hands, correct? Ever see it? They announce it on the loudspeaker. I waited there for like three minutes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

This included strapping the sensors to a vibration table and giving them a solid shake to make sure they could handle the G-forces.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Sokolov’s eye for visual flair brings some much-needed panache to this well-worn formula, but even his playful directorial spirit isn’t enough to shake the feeling that one has seen this film before.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Meta Platforms’ stock — already under pressure due to artificial-intelligence concerns — is now under a new regulatory cloud that could be hard to shake.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

I even tried to shake him out of the net and couldn’t.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls