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Tremble in sentence

119 examples of Tremble in a sentence

"And I am sure that he came for quite another purpose, Monsieur Cardinal; but if the queen be guilty, let her tremble!"
Bonacieux was repeating, word for word, a sentence which he had heard from the Comte de Rochefort; but the poor wife, who had reckoned on her husband, and who, in that hope, had answered for him to the queen, did not tremble the less, both at the danger into which she had nearly cast herself and at the helpless state to which she was reduced.
It was a strange thing, and one which made d’Artagnan tremble from the sole of his foot to the roots of his hair, to find that this soft light, this calm lamp, enlightened a scene of fearful disorder.
It soon appeared to him that he heard a slight noise within--a timid noise which seemed to tremble lest it should be heard.
You follow the world, my young friend, and I tremble lest grace prove not efficacious."
"Athos, you make me tremble!" cried d’Artagnan.
"The answer to Madame’s," replied Kitty, all in a tremble.
The warm pressure made d’Artagnan tremble, as if by the touch that fever which consumed Milady attacked himself.
Upon the landing leading to the chamber, and crouching against the door, he found the poor girl, all in a tremble.
"You promised me something else.""What, my God!" said the young man, who in spite of his self-command felt his knees tremble and the sweat start from his brow.
You are placed on high, my Lord, but tremble!
I could not see the expression of his countenance, but I felt the arm tremble upon which my hand was placed.
"Oh, when I said I was alone," said Milady, hoping to make the novice talk by talking of herself, "it is not for want of friends in high places; but these friends themselves tremble before the cardinal.
Bonacieux, rising all in a tremble, supported herself upon her chair to avoid falling.
I don't know about that, but I know that her hand did not tremble in mine.
My mother had been in a tremble ever since the first rumour of the preliminaries came to our ears, for she knew that he might come as soon as his message.
Darcy only smiled; and the general pause which ensued made Elizabeth tremble lest her mother should be exposing herself again.
He also had been in all the battles, in the first rank, revolver in one hand, note-book in the other; grape-shot never made his pencil tremble.
It was composed of enormous blocks of granite, a few of which, insecurely balanced, seemed to tremble on their foundations, and Pencroft could feel rapid quiverings under his head as it rested on the rock.
The island appeared to tremble to its very foundation.
Cyrus Harding felt the volcanic tufa with which the plain was strewn, and which was but pulverized cinders hardened into solid blocks by time, tremble beneath him, but he could discover no traces of fresh lava.
The superior cone, a mass of rock a thousand feet in height, and weighing thousands of millions of pounds, had been thrown down upon the island, making it tremble to its foundation.
Those who tremble not at thy crime, will hold thee accursed for having so far dishonoured the cross thou wearest, as to follow a daughter of my people."
But Front-de-Boeuf was accustomed to see men of all ranks tremble in his presence, so that the timidity of the supposed father did not give him any cause of suspicion.
He had hitherto feared for her honour, he was now to tremble for her life.
The time I have spent, and am yet to spend in concealment, is, as I explained to thee at Saint Botolph's, necessary to give my friends and faithful nobles time to assemble their forces, that when Richard's return is announced, he should be at the head of such a force as enemies shall tremble to face, and thus subdue the meditated treason, without even unsheathing a sword.
'Well, there haven't been many sins in your past!''Ah, but all the same,' said Levin, 'looking back at my life, I tremble and curse and bitterly regret...Yes!''What's to be done?
The engine with the tender behind it moved slowly into the station, gradually slowing down and making the platform tremble still more.
Hallo, wine!' he cried in his loud voice, which was so famous at drill, and here made the glasses tremble.
Frou-Frou continued to tremble as if in a fever.
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