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Recent Examples of tremulous While her rendition, which peaked at No. 22 in the U.S., was eclipsed by the Stones’ No. 6 cover of the following year, her tremulous voice propelled four 45s into the American top 40. Chris Morris, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025 The shifting surface of the water has a tremulous glamour. Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025 Influential and destructive, Smith brings a tremulous self-delusion and confidence to the part, with a wild passion for life that contradicts everything young women are supposed to be taught at a strict all-girls school, particularly a fascination with men. Christina Newland, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024 The convention kicked off Monday after a tremulous couple of months in the party after calls for President Joe Biden to step down from the 2024 presidential race, culminating in him walking from the race and backing Vice President Kamala Harris as the democratic nominee. Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tremulous
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Adjective
  • Even Reach's multiplayer took bold new steps, with the introduction of new mechanics and timid moves towards player classes.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The timid girl, the ruffian guy.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And yet, from the beginning, the only people more fearful than Putin of American intervention were Americans.
    Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
  • According to one survey, about half of those age 61 and older are fearful of what changes in tariffs will do to their retirement savings or retirement income.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • That week’s host, Emily Blunt, did the trembly voice-over.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2020
Adjective
  • Framber Valdez and Cristian Javier have been shaky over the last two months.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The riders who stagger off of Stardust Racers have wide, shaky smiles.
    Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Tremulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremulous. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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