Examples of tremor in a Sentence
Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
The story sent tremors through Australian politics and prompted an apology from then Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who promised to investigate the culture within the legislature.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Residents in the area reported tremors that shook furniture and floors.
—USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Once the earthquake is over, experts say people need to remain cautious, especially if there is severe damage in the areas affected by the tremors.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The tremors sent ripples throughout the surrounding area.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The nearly 3-mile deep quake hit about 4 miles north from Whitehouse Station, New Jersey at about 10:20 a.m. Friday, April 5, according to the USGS.
More than 120,000 people from as far away as New Haven, Connecticut, reported feeling the tremor to the agency within an hour after.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
The instructions the brain is trying to send to the body struggle to get through, resulting in the characteristic tremors, rigidity, and freezing of gait seen in sufferers.
—Amit Katwala, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024
Singletary said some of the members of his predominantly African American congregation felt the tremor of the collision late Tuesday.
—USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Middle English tremour, from Anglo-French tremor, from Latin, from tremere
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Tremor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tremor. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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