cringe
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But many comments and shares called the video "cringe".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
I felt like if I could make myself cringe, then it was working.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 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
Is my attempt at a “Wicked” reference cringe?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
I cringe at the idea of having to explain to Mama that I got kicked out an hour into being here.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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
With art at the moment, it’s so specific that sometimes it cringes me out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
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
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
Charlie cringes, and then he recalls his mother’s words.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
Like almost every parent, I cringed whenever my child or another player headed the ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
As we showered afterward, I cringed when my hair came away in our hands.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
Every time Roberts stepped to the plate, Aurilia cringed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2025
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
Behind her, Neville put a hand over his eyes and cringed.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
“If you’re cringing about writing one performance review, imagine your manager who has to write 15 of them,” says executive coach Sabina Nawaz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
These lies are so dumb and easy to disprove that the onetime criminal defense attorney in me is cringing.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2024
This show, starring Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder as a couple at the center of a home renovation reality series, has had us cringing all season, but we still can’t look away.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 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
She still doesn’t speak, cringing every time Rolf stomps through the house in his shiny boots.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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