Example Sentences

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In an impact statement, read out in court, Brundle described how the "betrayal" had shaken her confidence in the authenticity of finds and had diverted time and resources from genuine archaeology.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

She said the explosion and fire had shaken her 8-year-old boy, who feared that fire could jump into the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Austria's Chancellor Christian Stocker, who rushed to the scene with the Interior Minister Gerhard Karner, called it "a national tragedy, that had shaken the entire country."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

Voyager filed for bankruptcy in July last year, becoming a casualty of a dramatic fall in prices that had shaken the cryptocurrency sector.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2023

When her soul had shaken loose from her body she’d had nothing to hold on to it with; no arms to reach with or hands to grip with.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor