Examples of shudder in a Sentence
Verb
The old car shuddered to a halt.
The house shuddered as a plane flew overhead.
Noun
a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 June 2026
The American flag has never been among those Davis shudders to make.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 June 2026
Some advancements have sent shudders through Hollywood.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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Verb
The series opens as City’s record-breaking run of 26 games unbeaten comes to a shuddering halt, with a string of defeats in late 2024 leaving Guardiola visibly shaken.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 June 2026
The American flag has never been among those Davis shudders to make.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Noun
The thriller about ambition, rivalry and human frailty, set in the ballet world, evoked visceral reactions — from adrenaline highs to pull-pinions-from-your-flesh shudders.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 June 2026
Some advancements have sent shudders through Hollywood.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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“Shudder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shudder. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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shudder
1 of 2 verb
shud·der
ˈshəd-ər 
shuddered; shuddering
-(ə-)riŋ
1
: to tremble with fear or horror or from cold
shuddered just thinking about it
2
: shake entry 1 sense 1, quiver
the train slowed and shuddered to a halt
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