Example Sentences

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An autopsy concluded that “ventricular fibrillation” was the cause of death, meaning that Warhol’s heart had quivered and stopped.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2017

One of this country’s most prized attributes, its stiff upper lip in the face of adversity, had quivered nervously throughout the match.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2016

It was almost as if it had quivered, though there it was, quite still, poised with a strange energy on those six insect legs.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

The dream had been dark wet sand, shifting above water, quicksand with no bottom or top, no edges; it had quivered and heaved in spasms until he choked.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

At his entrance she had shot one swift glance at him, her brows had drawn together, and her lips had quivered; but now she sat calmly, her hands clasped tightly in her lap.

From The Woman's Way by Garvice, Charles