spasm

Example Sentences

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"It was just feeling a little strange, like a little spasm," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

And amid a spasm of bricks-and-mortar bankruptcies driven in part by e-commerce, retail employment fell by a quarter-million between 2017 and late 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

India skipper Shubman Gill went out retired hurt for four with a neck spasm and did not return to bat in the innings that ended in the second session.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

If you or someone else is experiencing heat cramps, apply firm pressure on cramping muscles or gently massage to relieve spasm.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Lanning clicked on communications with an almost paralytic spasm.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov