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At best, most of us might be like Meryl Streep’s Katharine Graham in The Post, happy to ignore trouble as long as possible, but when finally tested, we quaveringly summon the courage to act.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2018

His quaveringly sensitive, refined, yet defiantly insistent voice – “Everyone has been very kind....” – became much imitated, much parodied.

From The Guardian • Jan. 28, 2017

"Nein!" rumbled the Reichstag with one mighty voice, and, as custom decrees, the oldest Deputy took the chair prior to election of a regular President, began quaveringly to call the roll.

From Time Magazine Archive

The other three quaveringly took it up: "Banzai, banzai, banzai!"

From Time Magazine Archive

“The Child Protection people took me to see her. It was the right thing to do,” he said quaveringly, beginning to wail.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman