tremble

Example Sentences

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His mouth doesn’t close, his eyebrows stay raised, his hands tremble.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

"My children tremble at every explosion and ask me, 'Where can we go?' And I have no answer."

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

A shopper who told me she had felt her house tremble from the force of the blast was still visibly shaken by the experience.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

In the Los Feliz-East Hollywood area, one person felt two waves of shaking — an initial wave, followed by an easing of shaking, then walls starting to tremble.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2024

The icy confidence in his voice made Nok tremble.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat