shudder

Example Sentences

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A 1970s-style outcome, or anything close to it, would have been enough to make anyone shudder — but especially retirees and others living on fixed or semi-fixed incomes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

These revelations bring a shudder, naturally, but also complicate, or rather radically change, our interpretation of Laius’ death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

My face would scrunch up and I’d shudder from the intense flavors, but I never cried.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2025

Home Office Minister Mike Tapp said the PM continues to have "confidence in Mandelson" and his abilities as ambassador, adding the "disturbing" emails made him "shudder".

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

The floor beneath them gave a shudder, as if it were considering starting up again.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix