sudden spasm

Examples (10)

• A sudden spasm of pain shot through his leg.
• She felt a sudden spasm of fear as the lights went out.
• The athlete's performance was hindered by a sudden spasm in her hamstring.
• He experienced a sudden spasm of coughing after inhaling the dust.
• The news caused a sudden spasm of anger to ripple through the crowd.
• A sudden spasm in his back forced him to stop working.
• During the night, she awoke to a sudden spasm of abdominal cramps.
• His hand twitched with a sudden spasm, making him drop the delicate object.
• We observed a sudden spasm of activity from the usually quiet volcano.
• The old engine emitted a sudden spasm of smoke and then died.