cringe
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The Canadian comedian, writer and producer Fielder is famous for harnessing the power of awkwardness, cringe and deadpan wit to great, if unsettling, comedic effect.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
“I guess I like cringe comedy,” Kelly says, outing himself as a fan of the awkward comedy duo Tim & Eric.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Today, folks on social media debate the merits of including off-duty pursuits, with opponents calling it cringe, irrelevant or amateurish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The results of a recent survey from wealth-management platform Betterment are making America’s financial advisers cringe.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Okay, I’m about to admit something, and you’re probably going to cringe.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
"That was me in high school," she cringes.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
He drives a Ford pickup truck and cringes at needing a security detail, according to a person who knows him well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
But he cringes when anyone suggests he’s an adrenaline junkie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024
Everyone I know in Seattle specifically cringes when they hear that and I understand that that is a very strange characteristic!
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
He cringes at the closeness of the bird’s large bill to his brother’s neck, wishing it would fly away.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
Like almost every parent, I cringed whenever my child or another player headed the ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
As we showered afterward, I cringed when my hair came away in our hands.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
Every time Roberts stepped to the plate, Aurilia cringed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2025
The lead lawyer for Google "visibly cringed" when the specific share of ad revenue sent to Apple was revealed, according to Bloomberg.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2023
I cringed and rolled around on the floor by my bed or sometimes on the verandah.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
"Every time I see it, I'm cringing, I'm in disbelief," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Anyone beyond the land of candlepin bowling and cringing at red clam chowder thought they had a better shot at finishing at the bottom of the standings than reaching the Super Bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Even some liberal economists are cringing a bit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
Reading through these items, I confess, I had a difficult time not cringing.
From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2023
When I do, I leave Marcus cringing on the floor and run after him.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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