quivering

Example Sentences

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Through evocative descriptions—the skylark’s trill “hovering in the quivering air,” or the sun rising over a “silvery, dew-thick cow meadow”—Ms. Haynes invites us to take part in the daily rhythms of our natural world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"Cathy and Heathcliff's passions vibrate through their dress, their surroundings, and everything else within reach, and you leave the cinema quivering on their own private frequency."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

“Homeland” co-developer Howard Gordon serves as this show’s showrunner, and he’s amply familiar with Danes’ preternatural ability to break out an anxiety-squinched expression and quivering lower lip precisely when the action calls for them.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025

Elsewhere, a cabinet never stops quivering as we wait for its door to swing open.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

I take a step back and feel a bad quivering in my bottom lip.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée