13 example sentences using shake.
Shake used in a sentence
Shake in a sentence as a noun
There's a subtle, rather meta feeling I can't shake when I read "cautionary" blog posts like these.
Now I'm a very social guy who will shake your hand, look you in the eye, ask all the right questions to make you feel special.
I highly encourage all languages to do the same; it's a great way to find and shake out design issues early.
Apparently you can shake a Kinect to make its field of view overlap with other kinects.
I think the whole system is based around some silly ancient ritual that we haven't been able to shake from our culture.
The fact that the comments exist anyway tends to shake my faith in the rationality of other, more credible criticisms of big companies in this forum.
Me and other tech-industry-type people I talk to understand why code projects fail and break, so, while we shake our heads at the poor management and deployment of this website, we "get it.
Shake in a sentence as a verb
There are days when I'm very busy on a problem and I don't want the distraction of taking lunch so I'll either eat it at my desk or eat something low impact like a protein bar/shake.
It has personally shaken my trust not only in specific channels of communication, but the entire internet in general.
Custom TLDs are a farce, a way to shake companies and nonprofits out of money without any added value, neither technologically, nor in terms of marketing/communication.
Absolutely insane!Every time I hear people complaining about "throwing away money" by renting, and how they would rather put that money into a house, I want to hold them by the shoulders and shake them violently.
You wind up with those who have not innovated a day in their lives making debilitating demands on those engaged in brilliant innovation in furtherance of a cynical shake-down process that amounts to a toll on innovation with no offsetting benefits.
Some news reports are ridiculous by foreign standards: teachers not being allowed to shake hands with students out of fear of sexual harassment allegations, boys suspended from school for drawing guns, bystanders not administering first-aid to accident victims out of fear of lawsuits, and of course the terrorism hysteria for which I have no words.
Shake definitions
building material used as siding or roofing
See also: shingle
frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
See also: milkshake
a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
See also: trill
grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
See also: handshake handshaking handclasp
causing to move repeatedly from side to side
See also: waggle
move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
See also: agitate
move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook"
See also: didder
shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering"
See also: judder
move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!"