Example Sentences

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The ship was healing sharply to starboard and the steel hull was shuddering.

From The Verge • Aug. 25, 2022

On Jan. 21, the day of the Women’s March, democracy looked like it was shuddering at the sight of itself.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2018

The moment, as Spoelstra described it, was shuddering.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2015

Economic activity was shuddering to a halt across the globe and Wall Street financial institutions were collapsing by the day.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2011

The house was shuddering like Captain Billy’s ferry.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson