shuddering

Example Sentences

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“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

Even before the red, it looked likely that Martin's period of calm after Saturday's League Cup win over Hibernian was about to come to a shuddering and noisy end.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

I woke up laughing, a strange shuddering kind of laugh that turned at once into sobs.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson