He wracked his brain for excuses that would be plausible.
She climbed the next stair and grabbed the porch rail as another pain wracked her body.
Her knees buckled and she slumped to the floor, wracked by ragged sobs.
She buried her face in her hands as long agonizing sobs wracked her body to the core.
When you told me you were a vampire I was wracked with guilt, you were so brave and I am such a coward.