shaking

Example Sentences

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The race was shaking out to be mighty close, and as the first initial votes were tallied, Pratt was leading Raman for the second spot behind Bass, but by Sunday Raman began to pull ahead.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of western Cuba on Monday, with AFP journalists in Havana reporting 20 seconds of shaking that forced Cubans out of buildings and into the streets.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

It said 22 million people were exposed to moderate to severe shaking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Now I cringe as she bricks the trey and immediately complains to the officials, spreading her arms, shaking her head, screaming in their face.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

With front legs shaking, Handsome forced himself to take another step so that now he straddled two rocks, with his belly hanging over the water that rushed between them.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el