convulse

Example Sentences

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In late September 2008, as the world and Britain especially was convulsed by its biggest ever financial crisis, the Conservative Party published an obscure pamphlet titled "Reconstruction".

From BBC

Last December, a Unitree bot fell over and started convulsing at a demonstration, drawing online mockery.

From Los Angeles Times

Britain has been convulsed by occasional protests over the issue, usually following an alleged criminal incident by a migrant.

From The Wall Street Journal

He had earlier suggested "everlasting peace" had been grasped under his tutelage, in a region long convulsed by violence.

From BBC

For months in 2024 — shortly after the onset of the deadliest and most destructive war between Israelis and Palestinians in history — college campuses in the U.S. convulsed in often confrontational protests.

From Los Angeles Times