Example Sentences

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I wondered if those who have committed to rebuilding will quiver, or have flashbacks, when the first nearby wildfire sends smoke wafting across Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025

A properly cooked brisket will quiver like bovine Jell-O.

From New York Times • May 24, 2019

As they play, the tent will quiver and flex with each jab of a bow or poke of an arm.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2016

The more buttons, pressed, the more the needle will quiver, and the more it will behoove the professor to make himself clearer.

From Time Magazine Archive

I can just imagine what a nervous fidget she'll be in and how her tournure will quiver when she does not find me in the arbour!

From Love by Garnett, Constance