tremble
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Fireworks are also traumatizing for pets, particularly dogs, which tremble and even bolt from their homes in fear.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“My hand will not tremble when it comes to chasing down and capturing the bandits,” he told supporters at a recent rally in Bogotá, the capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The remark wasn’t likely to make Iranian generals tremble.
From Slate ● May 11, 2026
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
The resolution on the screen was so precise that he saw Mom’s chin tremble, ever so slightly.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
"Everyone still trembles at any loud noise," he added.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
Their voice trembles as they describe the incident, one they managed to film, hoping that footage might be useful later.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2026
Her voice trembles with anger as she explains how she found out the news that he had died on the front line in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine in 2023.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
Her voice trembles with emotion as she sings the lyrics, fueled by the six decades of relationship behind them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
My hand trembles as I hold my obsidian pendant out to Ben.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
One of the most Latino big cities in the country trembled in fear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
His blood pressure rose and his hand trembled so that he almost let the hemostat fall to the floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
"It was like 30 or 40 thunderbolts falling from the sky," said Ahnaf Bin Hasan, an 18-year-old student whose voice still trembled two days after the crash.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
A villager living nearby told The Associated Press on Sunday that he trembled after hearing the blast because he had never before experienced such a loud explosion.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
I trembled and could feel my heart pounding against my chest as though it too wanted to escape.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
Videos posted online showed one dog, Cash, trembling in his kennel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
"My hands are trembling," she posted on Weibo eight minutes after the tickets were launched, announcing that they had sold out.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Standing in line, I noticed the man in front of me was trembling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
"I made a mistake," he says, his voice trembling as an unseen interrogator presses him about the deaths of members of Iran's security forces.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Hands trembling, I pulled my book from my backpack and stared at the words as they began to swim before me.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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