How to Use convulse in a Sentence

convulse

verb
Definition of convulsenext
Synonyms for convulsenext
  • The patient reacted to the medication and began convulsing.
  • Washington was convulsed last night by icy nastiness, harsh language and people crying foul.
    — The Hive, 11 May 2017
  • The distaste for President Trump in his hometown has convulsed into near daily protests across the city.
    — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2017
  • On the stage, dancers sat on chairs arranged in a semicircle, convulsing to a rock-and-roll version of a traditional Passover song.
    — Brian Schaefer, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2017
  • The celebs are mermaids in a cesspool at a crowded gathering whose very seating arrangements can convulse the association.
    — The Hive, 13 Feb. 2017
  • The unity turned out to be ephemeral; the city was swiftly convulsed over the rights of Montreal’s French speakers and the broader question of Quebec separatism.
    — David Shribman, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2017
  • As her skin turned a darker shade, Sarah screamed and the crowd convulsed around them.
    — Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The room convulsed with the feverish music from the gramophone.
    — Charlotte Allen, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Malachi, then around 18 months old, stopped breathing, convulsed and turned blue with his eyes rolled in the back of his head.
    — Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2018
  • The man, who had epilepsy, hit his head on the concrete floor and began to convulse.
    — Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The last scene in the skit is of the man on a stretcher convulsing with a stained mouth covered by an oxygen mask.
    — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Arab world, has been convulsed by civil strife for more than two years.
    — Saeed Al-Batati and Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2017
  • In 1986, a major storm convulsed the region, damaging the dams and shearing soil from the ground.
    — James Glanz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Again, the stock and bond markets were convulsing over the prospects of a British exit from the European Union.
    — Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2017
  • In recent years, the state has been convulsed in violence, much of it connected to the drug trade.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
  • But the City of Lights and many other parts of France are right now convulsing with violence amid days of fiery protests.
    — Xiaofei Xu, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Joe lauded the kill, but Bonnie watched in horror as the dying bird convulsed.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, 22 June 2019
  • Kevin saw Zay, his linebacker and one of Davon’s closest friends, convulse in anguish.
    — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Towards the end of the clip, 16-year-old Gain can be seen convulsing on the ground as other teens continue to fight around her.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Jacqueline rushed out of her room and found Adrian lying on the floor, convulsing.
    — Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Her two surviving sons looked right at her, still alive but now convulsing in pain.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • That night, DeBrodie was found screaming and convulsing on the basement floor.
    — Margaret Stafford, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2018
  • Caracas, the capital, has been convulsed by protests since the end of March, when the supreme court usurped the powers of the national assembly.
    — The Economist, 13 July 2017
  • An 8-year-old by me is nearly convulsing with finger points.
    — Amos Barshad, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The Chargers quarterback convulsed in frustration on the field before screaming his way off of it in the third quarter of a 26-24 loss to the Eagles.
    — Dan Woike, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 Oct. 2017
  • As a result, the territory has been convulsed by protests in recent months.
    — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Oct. 2019
  • The manner of Ojeda’s death that day convulsed Puerto Rico.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 24 Aug. 2019
  • White doctors refused to treat the convulsing child, so by the time Mama made it across town to a Black doctor, the damage was irreversible.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Sudan has been convulsed by rebellions in its far-flung provinces for decades.
    — NBC News, 3 Aug. 2019
  • But the original trip, planned for March, was postponed when France was convulsed in protests over a retirement age increase.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023

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