Example Sentences

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"Our phones were going off, saying 'emergency, emergency'. We were crying, we were shaking," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

About 200 miles southeast in the community of Cobb, “the chandeliers in the dining room were shaking a little bit” at Adams Springs Golf Course, said Armond Urbano, who runs the pro shop there.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

Mr Miller, 77, told BBC Scotland News his hands were shaking when he opened it.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

"My hands were shaking," she recounted, telling the court that she felt "ashamed that I didn’t stop it."

From Salon • May 9, 2024

I didn't want him to hang up, but he did, and my hands were shaking and I was facing the closed door.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour