Example Sentences
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His lips quivered as he held back tears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
While the video played, Doncic’s lip quivered as tears pooled in the corners of his eyes, his emotion at its most visible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
“I quivered at the end of every year when we learned what the budget was,” Waters said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Time itself quivered with the sound, that terrible, haunting chirping, adversely impacting our mental health forever.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
It twitched again, then quivered and went flat.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
