Example Sentences
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What only seems familiar: Powering out of a slow corner with the pedal pinned, the car pulling its guts out, stretching for the redline, revs quavering at the upshifts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
“Keep up the fight,” he told the audience in a quavering voice.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
“I didn’t shoot my wife or my son. Anytime. Ever,” he declared in a long, quavering Southern drawl.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
And Mark Lester as Oliver Twist is a picture of cherubic and attractive innocence, exuding likability with every quavering line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
"They ten cents and they sweet," he said, his voice quavering with age.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
