Example Sentences

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Lilia, a pensioner, recalled giving her infirm husband injections even as her hands and legs trembled during bombardments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

His firm started to see trouble at the end of 2025 and feared that if anything remotely trembled the market, it would cause aftereffects in the economy: higher inflation and lower interest rates.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Again and again, as my forearms trembled and my fingers ached, my feet slipped on the mercilessly smooth granite.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

Mr Currie said his right hand gently trembled at his hip "as if it was remembering something tricky".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

That was why she didn't notice that the young monk-in-training trembled as he hid his left hand tight behind his back.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat