Example Sentences

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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

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

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

The town clock rang out six deep booms that Lina could feel, like shudders, beneath her ribs.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau