quavering
Example Sentences
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What only seems familiar: Powering out of a slow corner with the pedal pinned, the car pulling its guts out, stretching for the redline, revs quavering at the upshifts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
“Keep up the fight,” he told the audience in a quavering voice.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024
HAILEY, Idaho — Paul Rytting listened as a woman, voice quavering, told him her story.
From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2023
And Mark Lester as Oliver Twist is a picture of cherubic and attractive innocence, exuding likability with every quavering line.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023
Snatches of their conversation fluttered to me as they discussed Barbee's talk with enthusiasm, recalled the times of the Founder, their quavering voices weaving and embroidering his story.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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Where the Red Fern Grows
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