knee-trembling
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Kerr and Piller picked up three and a half points from their four matches and the latter kept the U.S. alive in the singles when she holed a knee-trembling putt to stop Caroline Masson getting the half-point Europe wanted to retain the trophy.
From Reuters
Langer's chat with his fellow German yielded instant dividends when Kaymer holed a knee-trembling, six-foot putt to retain the trophy for Europe at Medinah two years ago.
From Reuters
Jones never deviates from his mission to re-energise the form: the sublime Midnight Oceans & the Savage Heart may begin as a homage to the 1950s knee-trembling ballad, but Jones drenches it in feedback and sets the thing aflame.
From The Guardian
Naturally, then, there has been copious salivation and knee-trembling at the Real Madrid manager's revelation today that at some unspecified point in the future he will return to work in the land that has not stopped pining for the Portugeezer and his calculated caddishness since Roman Abramovich got shot of him over three years ago.
From The Guardian
Postmen at the Royal Mail depot in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, have continued wearing their summer uniform of shorts as snow has fallen and ice has followed in a knee-trembling battle to see who can tough it out the longest.
From The Guardian
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