Example Sentences

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With a sketch about a quavery Prime Minister Keir Starmer working up the nerve to call Donald Trump, they christened “Saturday Night Live U.K.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“I deserve happiness,” says the young man, his voice quavery but resolute, carefully reciting the words he’s learned from self-help books.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2023

Tenors Tyler Nelson and Cris Frisco sang Gonzalve and Torquemada respectively, and both with voices comfortable with the light, quavery, nuanced style of French song.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2015

Her speaking voice is also small and a bit quavery, lending a charming uncertainty to anything she says.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2014

In that moment, Lizzie’s granddaddy lifted up his voice, quavery but loud, and soon every soul on the shore was singing.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt