cringe

A: When I interview portfolio managers and ask them what they’ve been reading for fun, I always cringe when they recite a list of business books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Social media users were also split, with one viewer writing that Meghan was "warm, gracious and a delight to watch" while another called Prince Harry's cameo appearance "cringe".

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

He tried to get rid of something that still makes me cringe: Conan’s nipple dance.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Anytime I see a word like “bulletproof” — or any of its siblings like “sure thing” or “safe bet” — I cringe.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

It makes me cringe to admit this, but I want the whole prom thing.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

He drives a Ford pickup truck and cringes at needing a security detail, according to a person who knows him well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Bellamy says he now often cringes looking back at the enraged footballer, banning his own team from throwing their arms up in disgust as he was so prone to do.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025

Moss opens up about his struggles to negotiate the demands of the practical world, while Hodgetts performs brilliant critiques of the others’ work, sometimes to broad smiles, others to cringes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025

I'm a loving person who cringes at everything associated with February 14, a fan of democracy who wants to hide every time July 4 rolls around and a very grateful individual who actively dislikes Thanksgiving.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023

He cringes at the closeness of the bird’s large bill to his brother’s neck, wishing it would fly away.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

Like almost every parent, I cringed whenever my child or another player headed the ball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

“Daddy’s home,” someone said, and a nation cringed.

From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2023

The lead lawyer for Google "visibly cringed" when the specific share of ad revenue sent to Apple was revealed, according to Bloomberg.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2023

And I just cringed, because Jill and I, neither one of us would care if people took pictures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

I cringed at the sound of my name and raised my hand.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

Anyone beyond the land of candlepin bowling and cringing at red clam chowder thought they had a better shot at finishing at the bottom of the standings than reaching the Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

“We are cringing, as it could result in changes across our menus,” Ms. Hallman said.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

And I didn’t want to ruin that moment, so I was just stuck in a different room, laughing and cringing, all that stuff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

Reading through these items, I confess, I had a difficult time not cringing.

From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2023

There are off-hour trips to silent museums, where the boy tries and fails to walk through galleries as quietly as his instructor does, cringing when each footfall echoes.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern