flinched

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"Commitment prince," urges the singer, when Harry flinches and seems to have that inking feeling.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024

“No one really flinches too much. … I feel like you expect that from an athlete, just because we’re trained in adversity a lot.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

There is going to come a moment—and for many of the writers cited above, that moment has already arrived—in which the media appropriately reports on the enormity of the stakes and nobody flinches.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2023

She’s singing to someone who won’t be around long, who flinches at a cold ocean swim but who also realizes that “The warmer waters get, the more the oceans expand.”

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022

He smiles at me, but then flinches in pain.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon