flinch

Example Sentences

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"We will follow the evidence wherever it leads. We will not flinch from uncomfortable truths."

From BBC

He flinches, tries to hide the pocket-sized earthquake that shakes down his spine.

From Literature

She flinched, as if she’d just slapped herself with those words, then bounded off, heaving herself ungracefully over the garden fence.

From Literature

"I feel like some are still carrying on despite everything, like me. I was in the salon when a loud explosion went off, and no-one even flinched," she says.

From BBC

One Saturday afternoon, I told Ma that I had to go to the library to work on a school report, a lie that didn’t even make me flinch.

From Literature