Example Sentences

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Justice Zhou, who had been shaking her head over in her own corner of the desk, came nearer to Scalia to confront him, her digital heels clicking across the plastic desk as she walked.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2023

Dr Lloyd said: "One of the carriages on the back of the ride had been shaking as it had been going round. It looked like the last few carriages were loose and wobbling."

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2022

The advocacy brought Apple workers into a widespread campaign for change that had been shaking up the tech industry since at least 2018.

From The Verge • Sep. 30, 2021

Afterward, when I complimented her on that composure, she told me that her hands had been shaking.

From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2019

If our house had been shaking, protected as it was in the middle of the village, imagine the Captain’s, hanging there alone so near the water.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson