shudder at
Example Sentences
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She mentions utility bills in particular – if you shudder at the thought of ringing your internet provider to cancel a contract, these tactics have worked.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Many Germans shudder at the party’s reintroduction, even in oblique fashion, of banned speech and symbols associated with the Nazi era.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024
They shudder at establishing that level of accountability.
From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2022
But most people are aware of the man's profile and shudder at his giddy insistence on seizing the spotlight.
From Salon • May 20, 2022
I shudder at my delusions of charity, at my shame masquerading as virtue, at lies I’ve told myself, punishments I’ve inflicted on myself, and punishments I’ve inflicted on my mother.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
