shudder

Example Sentences

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We shudder to think what the reaction would be in Washington if the battle of Tarawa were fought again today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

On my second watch, I was shocked by how much of “One Battle After Another” already felt tattooed on my brain, down to the shudder I got from Sean Penn’s loathsome Col.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

The scientists of the Manhattan Project, who helped build the bomb and then witnessed Trinity’s fireball, recognized—felt—its epochal shudder.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

If my head had hit that, I shudder to think.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Glittering black eyes searched the night, a forked tongue tasted the air, the small living plants appeared to shudder as the long scaly body brushed by them, trailing its way along.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques