Examples:

• The children were quaking like a leaf when their authoritative father came home.
• After hearing the unexpected news, she began to quake like a leaf.
• Standing on the edge of the cliff, he quaked like a leaf at the sheer drop below.
• During the intense storm, the old house seemed to quake like a leaf in the wind.
• As the teacher announced the surprise quiz, the students quaked like leaves in their seats.
• The witness started to quake like a leaf while giving testimony in court.
• When the bear approached the campsite, everyone quaked like a leaf in fear.
• The young actor quaked like a leaf before stepping onto the stage for the first time.
• As the airplane hit turbulence, passengers began to quake like leaves in the wind.
• The timid cat quaked like a leaf when confronted by the larger dog.
• Facing the angry boss, the employee quaked like a leaf, fearing the consequences.
• In the haunted house, visitors often quake like leaves at every unexpected sound.
• The fragile vase quaked like a leaf as the earthquake shook the room.
• As the date for the exam approached, students quaked like leaves under the pressure.
• During the horror movie, the audience quaked like leaves at each suspenseful moment.
• The novice public speaker quaked like a leaf before stepping up to the podium.
• Confronting the intimidating opponent, the rookie boxer quaked like a leaf.
• The nervous candidate quaked like a leaf during the job interview.
• Caught in a sudden thunderstorm, pedestrians quaked like leaves, seeking shelter.
• As the building caught fire, the occupants quaked like leaves, rushing to escape.
• The explorer quaked like a leaf when he encountered the unexpected creature in the cave.