How to Use shake on in a Sentence

shake on

verb
  • Jaron and Wheatley shook on it.
    — Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Start with one to two teaspoons of oil and shake on some vinegar to taste.
    — Lauren O'Connor, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Teammates were visibly shaken on the field and in the locker room after the game.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The quake registered strong shaking on the intensity scale.
    — Quakebot jan. 15, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • When my older kids get off the bus in the afternoon and ask to help braid or brush the dough with egg yolk or shake on some everything but the bagel seasoning.
    — Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
  • People shaking on vibration plates.
    — Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The footage, published by Reuters, shows passengers trying to steady themselves as the plane began to rapidly shake on the tarmac.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • But while the red-haired BB vet had her trust shaken on more than one occasion this week, at least Vince couldn’t muster up the courage to actually make a friggin’ move!
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The world shook on Sunday night with the news that Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, had been found dead in their Hollywood home.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
  • More recently, Baskin Robbins put Dubai chocolate pistachio sundaes (with kadaifi) and shakes on its winter menu for a limited time.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker, shake on ice for 6 to 10 seconds, strain onto fresh ice in a rocks glass and garnish with a lime wheel or a watermelon slice, or both.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Cointreau 3 dashes Absinthe Add ingredients to shaker and shake on ice for 10 to 12 seconds.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Fortunately, that something can be as easy as spicing it with ginger, perfuming it with florals or smoke, or easier still and our favorite version, adding a grapefruit peel to the shaker tin before shaking on ice.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Fortunately, that something can be as easy as spicing it with ginger, perfuming it with florals or smoke, or easier still and our favorite version, adding a grapefruit peel to the shaker tin before shaking on ice.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Along with a 72-ounce pitcher, this set also includes a 64-ounce food processor bowl and two 16-ounce Ninja cups with to-go lids—perfect for taking your smoothie or protein shake on the go.
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Punt returner Marcus Jones had Gillette Stadium shaking on an 87-yard punt return touchdown to give the Patriots a 7-6 lead.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Havoc is moving and shaking on a crisp October afternoon, heading into our interview in a SiriusXM greenroom right after talking to DJ Whoo Kid at the radio conglomerate.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025

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