shaking

Example Sentences

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The race was shaking out to be mighty close, and as the first initial votes were tallied, Pratt was leading Raman for the second spot behind Bass, but by Sunday Raman began to pull ahead.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

"Everyone felt dizzy, like we were being vigorously rocked on a hammock for more than two minutes. And the shaking was getting stronger by the second," said public school teacher Cesar Sundo in Lebak town.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

OpenAI officially announcing plans to go public solidifies that this is shaking up to be a year marked by the largest IPOs in Wall Street’s history.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

It said 22 million people were exposed to moderate to severe shaking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“Everyone just calls me Countess,” she said, shaking each of us rather formally by the hand.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo