trembled

Example Sentences

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His firm started to see trouble at the end of 2025 and feared that if anything remotely trembled the market, it would cause aftereffects in the economy: higher inflation and lower interest rates.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

There is something almost absurd about attempting to appraise “Gilgamesh,” as though one were asked to appraise wind, or love, or that first human thought that trembled toward language.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The ground trembled so violently some people thought there was an earthquake.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

The retired aerospace engineer, who lives in Sierra Madre, did about four reps before his teeth clenched, his legs trembled and he let out short puffs of air through pursed lips.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

I trembled in his presence and fell to my knees.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman