SHOOK in a Sentence

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233 example sentences for SHOOK, such as:

1. Mammy shook her head ominously.
2. Cathleen shook her head violently.
3. She shook her mane of auburn hair.
4. He grasped my hand and shook it warmly.
5. She bridled, then simply shook her head.

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 Meanings and Examples of SHOOK
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
shook
 n.  a bundle of parts, as of boxes, ready to be put together
 v.  (past tense) emotionally or physically disturbed; upset
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  "You might 'a' shook off that snow outside," she said to her husband.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
2  But the old horse was there alone, mumbling his crib with toothless jaws, and Ethan whistled cheerfully while he bedded down the grays and shook an extra measure of oats into their mangers.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
3  The sound of her weeping shook him out of his dark anger, and he felt ashamed.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
4  They clung to each other's hands like children, and her body shook with desperate sobs.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
5  The boys bowed, shook hands and told Scarlett they'd be over at the Wilkeses' early in the morning, waiting for her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
6  Mammy shook her head ominously.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
7  Mrs. Tarleton grinned and shook the lines.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
8  Cathleen shook her head violently.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
9  In a moment, the Home Guard and the militia unit in their bright uniforms shook the narrow stairs and crowded into the room, bowing, saluting, shaking hands.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
10  When he came to Scarlett and rested his basket upon the counter, she shook her head throwing wide her hands to show that she had nothing to give.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
11  White," she read and her voice shook, "Wilkens.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
12  She did not even look down but shook the doctor's arm.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
13  He shook off her hand roughly and spoke as though he hardly heard her, hardly knew what she said.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
14  The earth shook and the glass in the panes above her head shivered and came down around her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
15  She began yelping again shrilly and pinched Scarlett so hard she cried out in pain and fury and shook off her hand.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
Example Sentence: (23 in 2 pages)
1  She shook the bag and some coins fell out.
2  A young boy climbed into the apple tree and shook the branches so that the fruit fell down.
3  She shook her head and started to walk on.
4  The plumber made a careful check of the pipes and shook his head.
5  My main claim to fame is that I once shook Elvis's hand.
6  His hand as it shook hers was warm and firm.
7  I shook with terror whenever I was about to fly in an aeroplane.
8  She shook her mane of auburn hair.
9  He grasped my hand and shook it warmly.
10  He shook me so hard that my teeth rattled.
11  His hand shook slightly as he inserted the key into the lock.
12  An uncontrollable tremor shook his mouth.
13  The political scandal shook the nation to its very foundations.
14  Tod shook his head angrily and slung the coil of rope over his shoulder.
15  She bridled, then simply shook her head.