Example Sentences

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The quake occurred one week after a 4.1 earthquake rattled the city, part of a pattern of moderate earthquakes that have been shaking the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2025

Microsoft on Tuesday reported strong sales in its latest quarter, showing that its corporate customers have been shaking off jitters about spending heavily in the uncertain economy.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2023

I may have been shaking at that point.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023

Stocks have revived recently partly on hopes for a dialing down later this year of the big interest-rate hikes that have been shaking the market.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022

She made it onto the front stoop, but her hand must have been shaking really badly, because it took her a long while to get in.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx