Example Sentences

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Beguiled by photos of teensy piglets, she chose the runt of the litter—a tiny, shivering nugget for $350.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Bermingham, 43, first spotted an injured fox in her garden in October 2024 shivering and bleeding, with bald patches on its tail and signs of mange.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

To help a shivering Cathy, Heathcliff rises from his wooden seat, smashes it on the floor and tosses the pieces into the fireplace.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

I start shivering five minutes in; the man in sweatpants and Crocs appears unbothered.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

Shifa’s hair was plastered down over her face and she was shivering.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook