trembling
Example Sentences
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Standing in line, I noticed the man in front of me was trembling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
And if you hear trembling violins and thrumming cellos, you might lapse into a vision of storm-whipped waves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"They arrive trembling, too intimidated even to speak," one medic says.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025
That was apparent from the Second’s opening notes, in which trembling violins and violas sound as if startled awake, ushering in cellos and basses who have begun moving the furniture.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
My cellmates crowded around me as I unwrapped the newspaper with trembling hands.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
