How to use "shake" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "shake" in popular movie and book plots

  • Janet then dies and Pete can't shake the feeling that this word sounds familiar.  - Blood Feast
  • The three shake hands and wait for the chaos to subside before leaving.  - Infernal Affairs III
  • After a death-defying game of chicken one evening in 1958, Akagi nonchalantly enters a yakuza mahjong parlor to shake the police's trail.  - Akagi (manga)
  • A car, a little farther away, pulls up with Manni and Ronnie inside, who shake hands.  - Run Lola Run
  • Zimmermann refuses to shake Ripley's hand when introduced, coldly saying "I've heard of you" before walking away.  - The American Friend
  • Wipe, wipe your eyes, and shake your head, And cry, ‘Alas.  - Tom Thumb
  • She is also prone to fits of terror that shake her otherwise calm and controlling exterior.  - Daniel Deronda
  • These deceptions and lies shake the priest's faith in humanity.  - Rashomon
  • At an industry party Chaplin causes a minor scandal when he refuses to shake hands with a visiting member of the Nazi party.  - Chaplin (film)
  • Exley and White shake hands and Bracken drives off into the sunset.  - L.A. Confidential (film)
  • Hannay,unable to shake off his sense of involvement, returns to Sir Walter's house where a high-level meeting is in progress.  - The Thirty-Nine Steps
  • Helpful doves roosting in the tree shake down the clothing she needs for the ball.  - Cinderella
  • Elijah brings David to the back room of his studio, extends his hand, and asks David to shake it.  - Unbreakable (film)
  • They are nearly caught by the Black Riders while in the Shire, but they shake off pursuit by cutting through the Old Forest.  - The Lord of the Rings
  • The soldiers shake hands and bid farewell, and the Pianist commits suicide due to her grief.  - Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
  • After a long and brutal fight, Gigan and Megalon both retreat and Godzilla and Jet Jaguar shake hands on a job well done.  - Godzilla vs. Megalon

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