shudder
Example Sentences
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An omen among omens: Mid-dog-walk that day, I spot a onesie that reads “Milk Drunk” and shudder at the impulse to recruit our newborns into low-key bacchanalia.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
When he is, we shudder and wonder how the world could be so cruel.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
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
I could feel her body shudder as she cried out, "What will we do? How will we live?"
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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