flinch
Example Sentences
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Araki’s sensibility is, if anything, wiser now, though he’d probably flinch at the word.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
"And it is one that we don't flinch from telling."
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
"He didn't flinch when the request came in."
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
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 • Jan. 31, 2026
It looks affectionate, until I see Cardan’s flinch, the shifting of his balance.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Vocabulary lists containing flinch
A Long Walk to Water
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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