shudder at
Example Sentences
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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
She mentions utility bills in particular – if you shudder at the thought of ringing your internet provider to cancel a contract, these tactics have worked.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
But most people are aware of the man's profile and shudder at his giddy insistence on seizing the spotlight.
From Salon ● May 20, 2022
The Dodgers used to shudder at the thought of signing a player to a long-term contract that extended into his late 30s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
I shudder at the way he says that word, gusanos, as if he knows that Papá has said nasty things about him and the rebels.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
