Example Sentences

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Ever since moviemaking became a major U.S. industry, Hollywood has trembled at the mere suggestion of outside censorship.

From Time Magazine Archive

Backward in my narrative, Clara, wherever I have but casually mentioned my sister, the pen has trembled and stood still.

From Basil by Collins, Wilkie

Thou hast heretofore been met with under the word; thy heart has melted, thy spirit has fallen, thy soul has trembled, and thou hast felt something of the power of the gospel.

From The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works by Bunyan, John

I have felt the shock of adverse circumstances, and the house of my life has trembled in the convulsion.

From My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year by Jowett, John Henry

Felix is not the last person who has trembled under the lashings of inspiration.

From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen