blench

Example Sentences

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And for those who blench and tremble at the thought of audience participation, take a breath.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022

Some might blench at being told how complex systems “evolve in both deterministic and stochastic ways”; might ‘predictable and random’ have sufficed?

From Nature • Jun. 11, 2019

While I understand that having three separate “crap drawers” in different rooms may not be bringing me joy, I blench at the idea of neat boxes and bare shelves.

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2019

I’ll observe his looks, I’ll tent him to the quick, if a’do blench I know my course.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2014

Still she did not blench: maiden of the Rohirrim, child of kings, slender but as a steel-blade, fair yet terrible.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien