shudder

Example Sentences

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A 1970s-style outcome, or anything close to it, would have been enough to make anyone shudder — but especially retirees and others living on fixed or semi-fixed incomes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

These revelations bring a shudder, naturally, but also complicate, or rather radically change, our interpretation of Laius’ death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

But in the franchise’s ongoing parable of mankind’s hubris, the all-seeing enigma in “Alien: Earth” adds another reason to make us shudder.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025

"We felt the whole plane shudder – it was a massive hit."

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025

Just as Ekon reached them too, the vines gave a terrible shudder.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray