convulse

Oil markets could convulse if Tehran disrupted Gulf shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 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

His new hour did not get picked up by any major platform, but you can watch it free on YouTube and, if you’re like me, convulse with laughter.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2023

Occasionally, parts of their body convulse involuntarily and you know they are alive.

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

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

As political uncertainty convulses his home, Hafnaoui will be preparing for another race in Tokyo — the 800-meter freestyle that begins later this week.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2021

He screams and convulses when he falls, and sometimes when he wins.

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 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

Sweat drips down my face and chin as my stomach convulses.

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

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

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 ● Nov. 24, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

Suddenly, he convulsed again and let go a long, goopy train of yellow liquid from his throat.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

“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

The man’s eyes rolled back in his head and he started convulsing.

From Salon ● Jan. 14, 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