the shakes
Example Sentences
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A resident in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, told the BBC the shakes were "quite intense" and lasted for around four minutes.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
Oddly enough it's not the food that the report targets -- not the fries, burgers or even the shakes and cakes -- but what touches the food before you eat it.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024
Even some of the most seasoned veterans still get the shakes before the curtain goes up.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2022
The result is a kind of tremulous latticework, a grid with a case of the shakes.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2022
He took a big breath in, hoping the air would iron out the shakes in his voice.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
