tremble

Example Sentences

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His mouth doesn’t close, his eyebrows stay raised, his hands tremble.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

"My children tremble at every explosion and ask me, 'Where can we go?' And I have no answer."

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Darts is a sport where you just cannot afford nerves to get to you - a tremble is often the end of a treble.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025

In the Los Feliz-East Hollywood area, one person felt two waves of shaking — an initial wave, followed by an easing of shaking, then walls starting to tremble.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2024

Sophie, crouching inside the chewed-off end, began to tremble all over.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl