convulse

The author organizes shocks into three categories that will resonate with readers who have watched the world economy convulse in the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Then Hipolito’s body began to convulse — a possible seizure.

From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026

Frank Santangelo alleges that Adame fled their home as soon as she saw his wife beginning to convulse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

The development is the latest in the controversy surrounding the governor, Riad Salameh, who is being investigated for corruption as an economic meltdown and financial collapse convulse the tiny Mediterranean nation.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

She's thinking perhaps that she can outlast Haymitch, who’s starting to convulse on the ground.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

The enigmatic trumpets sounded at the film’s beginning re-enter, their meaning now terribly clear; the orchestra convulses and collapses, and Alex marches upstairs, shown in an aerial shot punctuated with doleful timpani.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The smash-hit Broadway show is about a teenager who perpetuates a cruel lie, one that convulses a grieving family.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2021

Halfway into his term, as the country convulses in its own version of Kristallnacht, Lindbergh takes off, paving the way for a special election that will return Roosevelt to power.

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2020

He could not conceive of going on as normal as the nation convulses, he said, and started searching for a way to help bring the county back together.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2019

The pain spasm convulses as if it is eating away my linings.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

On Feb. 4, 1794, while the country was convulsed in the violent political struggle known as the Terror, the National Convention abolished slavery in all French colonies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

The markets convulsed upon reading the Bank of England's decision to put rates on hold.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026

In 2001, I was a college freshman at New York University, and watched as the twin towers fell and the country convulsed in fear and rage.

From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2026

The cases stem from the aftermath of huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests that convulsed Hong Kong from 2019.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

He had been untouched by the economic crisis that convulsed the rest of the country.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

At about 3am one morning in May, Bamita Markam began convulsing.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“I’m not feeling so well,” he said, before sliding down and convulsing.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Boutros said that when she heard the news of his death "I don't know what happened to me. I collapsed on the ground and was convulsing".

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

In May of 2023, for example, a worker harvesting corn near Brawley fell behind his colleagues and then complained of stomach pain and began convulsing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2025

When the girl lost her patience, she plucked the microphone from Anat’s grip, and Anat shuddered, her whole body convulsing.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny