flinch

Example Sentences

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The weight of expectation, a final in front of 100,000 and a billion more at home, made them flinch.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

But Kutler said he didn’t flinch, and the new company has been “1,000%” supportive.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The line between TMI and TLI—too little information—can feel like playing the board game Operation: one tiny flinch in either direction and the buzzer goes off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 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

I flinch and glance down to see a ghost-shrimp boy younger than Javier staring up at me.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera