violently

Example Sentences

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Its winds, which reached 142 mph, shook the trees violently on their shallow roots.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

She hocks back phlegm on a couple of occasions and violently rubs her tired eyes between questions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Fears that AI developers and labs would suck the value out of software, data, legal services and more erupted violently in the stock markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The share price has whipsawed violently over the past several months.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

When all four of them were safe, they collapsed near the edge of the water, hugging and crying and shivering violently from the cold.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz