Example Sentences

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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

“I hate thinking about all the magazines and newsweeklies and newspapers that have shuddered to a halt since I began working,” Orlean writes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

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

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

Beneath one of them, a navy blue sea of bobbing arms and swinging legs shuddered to a bone-trembling halt as they gazed upwards.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2023

A grumble of thunder brought my dog, Dismay, to the kitchen, where he shoved himself at my feet under the table, pressed his shaggy black body against my legs, and shuddered.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles