shook
Example Sentences
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The Pistons shook off a sluggish start to roll to a 126-110 victory over the slumping Bulls in Chicago.
From Barron's
But the race was shook up last month when progressive politician Kim declared her candidacy.
From Los Angeles Times
She shook her head at Angela, and for the first time it was almost in a companionable way, as if to say, At least you know there’s a plane there!
From Literature
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She did her charts and cleaned the hut; dusted, shook, and swept; got new palm fronds to make Alex’s bed; arranged sea shells around the coconut pearl and her mother’s picture.
From Literature
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For Rudolph, the damage to her home, the loss of her husband and becoming a victim of a scam shook her, she said, but the reaction of the community has given her hope.
From Los Angeles Times
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