How to Use shake in a Sentence

shake

1 of 2 verb
  • The earthquake shook the ground.
  • The house shook as the train rumbled by.
  • The ground shook during the earthquake.
  • The fugitive couldn't shake the police.
  • The news did nothing to shake my belief that things will be okay.
  • I was so nervous that I was shaking like a leaf.
  • Nothing could shake his faith in God.
  • Shake the salad dressing well before using it.
  • It's hard to shake the feeling that I'm forgetting something.
  • Tightly close the jar and shake each day for about a week (a brine will form).
    — Kelsey Youngman, Bon Appétit, 17 July 2023
  • Made of polyester, microfiber has a smooth feel that shakes off sand and dries fast.
    — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2023
  • Secure the lid, and shake until the mixture is very chilled.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Gil Hanse: The two of us get to stand up here and shake hands and kiss babies and take the credit for it, but the shapers are the guys.
    — Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 10 May 2023
  • The pre-teen was quickly pulled down and told to stop by his mom, who rolled her eyes and shook her head.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
  • For this year’s edition, Fox opted to shake things up with a new team.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 25 May 2023
  • Pour over the egg and shake the pan to distribute the mixture evenly.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Collado opened the door and shook Reilly to wake him, and then noticed the crack pipe in his hand.
    — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • These aren’t the first earthquakes to shake the area recently.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Just a few days ago, the country was shaken by the murder of a teacher in the French city of Arras.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Members of a pod had been ramming and shaking boats in the area for more than three years, and had now sunk four.
    — Sallie Tisdale, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Turn the head over and shake to remove any excess water.
    — Mary G. Pepitone, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Dip in panko mixture; shake to remove excess, and place in a bowl.
    — Julia Levy, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Killings have surged in Ecuador as drug gangs have shaken the country.
    — Ryan Dubé, WSJ, 7 June 2023
  • By mid-album, Ora shakes off much of her crippling self-doubt.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2023
  • Some shook their head when they were first handed the headsets.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • The next atrocity captured on a scared bystander’s shaking phone?
    — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
  • There is clearly no shaking Hermès’ retail vision.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
  • Root shakes his head watching the mayhem.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
  • Reigns shook hands with Andre, as did Jimmy Uso.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • Players from both teams embraced and shook hands after the final whistle, with at least one jersey swap occurring.
    — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

shake

2 of 2 noun
  • Give the dice a shake.
  • He drank too much coffee and got a bad case of the shakes.
  • He responded to the question with a shake of his head.
  • The move is the first step in a broader shake-up at the Césars.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Now grab one free end and give it a side-to-side shake.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Just fill it with your choice of rice, white, sticky, or brown, and give it a shake.
    — Hetal Vasavada, Bon Appétit, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Just be sure to tell the fella over there with the hella good hair to shake, shake, shake.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The beauty of his choreography is felt in the roll of the hip and the torso’s shake.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Fill with ice and cranberry juice, and give it a shake.
    — Lucy Buffett, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Drop a few fillets in the zip-seal bag, close it tightly, and give it a good shake.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 1 Feb. 2024
  • With the top down, body shake is minimal on good roads.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2023
  • To use, just give the bottle a shake and hold it upright, about 10 inches from the hair.
    — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • It’s got a full menu of seafood dinners, burgers, shakes, malts and more.
    — Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 12 July 2023
  • According to our testers, the bag was easy to set up and puffy after a good shake.
    — Saryn Chorney, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Take both hands, grab the cover and insert together, and give the pair a shake (or a few).
    — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Start by turning the keyboard upside down and give it a good shake.
    — Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2023
  • Besides vanilla, this shake comes in milk chocolate with the fiber.
    — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 4 Feb. 2023
  • One of her teenage son's friends asked Driver about the shake-up recently.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The City of London’s skyline is set to get a major shake-up, but the plans tease a shift in wider trends around the future of work.
    — Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Hartog adds that it can also be added to smoothies and shakes.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2023
  • For the 10th season of The Bachelor Australia, things are getting a shake-up.
    — Maggie Zhou, refinery29.com, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Nothing makes for a better start or end to a trip to Palm Springs than stopping in at Hadley’s for a date shake.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2023
  • This bag kept all the products intact during shake and drop tests.
    — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
  • There was a shake-up in the top 5 after both North Carolina and Kansas dropped games.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Snacks would be either a protein shake or a protein bar.
    — Men's Health, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Giving stems a very gentle shake when flowers first appear will help encourage fruit to set.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Liquid diets replace meals with shakes, soups, or beverages to sharply reduce calorie intake.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
  • Pair any of the above with a mamey batido (shake).
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
  • This story was updated to add earthquake shake map.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • It was planted in good time, but mother nature decided to give the Scot’s thermometer a shake.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 5 June 2026

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