- past tense form of shake.
shook
Example Sentences
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Canadian Open champion Iga Swiatek shook off a poor first set to beat Greece's Maria Sakarri 4-6 6-1 6-1, while third seed Jessica Pegula beat fellow American Emma Navarro 7-5 6-2.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI developer that shook markets last January after releasing its own advanced model, quickly faded as a threat to the AI boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Dan shook his head, as if he himself couldn’t believe it, even though he had presumably been there.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area Thursday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
She blinked irritably and then shook her head as if to fling off her annoyance.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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