shudder

An omen among omens: Mid-dog-walk that day, I spot a onesie that reads “Milk Drunk” and shudder at the impulse to recruit our newborns into low-key bacchanalia.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

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

Nurse Angela explains away the smell—“Oh, that’s just ether”—but readers familiar with the earlier novel featuring Dr. Larch might shudder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 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

She stopped and a shudder ran through her, increasing in intensity for a few seconds, till, at the end, she shook as though in a palsy.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The high-stakes game of chicken complicated the effort to negotiate an end to a conflict that has left thousands dead and sent shudders through the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Then, he satirizes conservatives’ discomfort with his Blackness by sitting silently as Martin Short, playing a nervous young Republican delivering a hackneyed diatribe, shudders in his presence before scampering offstage to fall apart.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026

One shudders to think what Border Patrol sector chief Gregory Bovino thinks is excessive for la migra.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

There's a thrilling version of Clocks that shudders with discordant guitar riffs before resolving into a powerful chorus; and an extended acoustic version of Sparks has fans swooning.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025

Before Ma can answer, the ground beneath our feet shudders as the volcano belches out more lava and smoke.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

Our Waymo shuddered to a stop, and we jumped out in the middle of the street.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

But when the piece was published, I shuddered at the headline: “Beyonce’s ‘Break My Soul’ just broke the internet and — hell yeah — is a Pride Month dance bop.”

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

My entire body shuddered from the cold water, and she helped me out after only 30 seconds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

"Now I'm afraid of the river," he shuddered.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025

Instantly the entire stalk shuddered sickeningly, shaking and vibrating all over the place.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

In 2008, the shuddering global economy and soaring fuel prices helped push several airlines into bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

“They think we’re these evil business owners,” she said, shuddering.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

Now, all the other NFC contenders are getting hot — Seattle, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago — and the Rams are shuddering in an emotional ice bath.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

Stunned captain Alyssa Healy says Australia let themselves down after their reign as one-day world champions was brought to a shuddering halt by hosts India.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

The great tree falls, splitting, cracking, rushing down in leaves to the final, shuddering blow along the ground.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams