Example Sentences

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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

So, too, is the film’s music, composer Anthony Willis and soundtrack artist Charlie XCX entwining raspy strings with grimy, ominous shudders.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

As a bestselling author, relationship coach Matthew Hussey shudders at the idea of using ChatGPT to write a book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Wayne says he shudders to think what would have happened without people like Jessica and Ahmed.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

I hold both hands to my chest, and my next breath shudders on the way out.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth