shaken

Example Sentences

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A wisely managed retirement plan for cops and firemen is shaken down to shrink a deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Kroszner, Warsh’s former colleague, said that Warsh is used to criticism and won’t be shaken.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

There is a lot of faith in last year’s expansion club, but the potential draft-day flub of trading away Flau’jae Johnson has shaken some of that.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

But on 18 March that success story was shaken.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The rich food filled her with elation, but she was too shaken by the presence of the leopard to make up a victory poem.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer