flinch

Example Sentences

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As if a flying object were hurtling toward his face, he flinched.

From Literature

So the next time you reach past the clinking crowd of condiments for the same familiar jar, you might try not to flinch.

From Salon

Something in the last words made the man flinch; a ripple that ran across his brow and cheeks and jutting jaw.

From Literature

At 10 a.m., she knocked, flinched when she saw me and helped me into her car.

From Los Angeles Times

I flinch every time I see a piece.

From Literature