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Recent Examples of tremulous Her big blue eyes are searching, concerned, tremulous and tearful. Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025 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 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
  • While mountain lions are highly adaptable to various ecosystems, their numbers declined historically due to being hunted by fearful humans.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Several days pass; the nights alone in the wilderness are especially fearful.
    Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • That week’s host, Emily Blunt, did the trembly voice-over.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2020
Adjective
  • Double-big lineup shaky early on A major part of the intrigue surrounding Şengün’s potential development this season is Houston’s affinity for using him in double-big lineups next to Steven Adams or Capela.
    William Guillory, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Quarterback Carson Beck bounced back from his shaky outing against Florida by completing 20 of 27 passes for 241 yards and four touchdowns.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Tremulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremulous. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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