wincing

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Wincing with pain, he left for the locker room, unable to put any weight on his right leg.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025

Wincing in pain, he said he had been rescued from his collapsed apartment building in the nearby city of Antakya within hours of the quake on Monday.

From Washington Times • Feb. 11, 2023

Wincing, eye-rolling, blushing: all were required during the two-hour episode.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2020

Wincing at the work of a declared “fashionista” who drops brand names just a bit frantically—“Stella McCartney,” “Tory Burch,” “Gucci,” “Fendi,” “Prada”—I understand the stoop-sale sign as a self-portrait of the artist as a commodity.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 13, 2016

Wincing, he cast about, searching the muddy roadway for the fragment of tapestry.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques