blanch
Example Sentences
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“Reporter-source relationships can be tricky, of course, and many journalists would blanch to see their correspondence with sources made public,” she added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025
“We didn’t blanch at the cost to come to The Mather.”
From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025
This was solidified for me after crossing a threshold that some West Coast purists would blanch at breaching — going to a Rick Bayless restaurant.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
It's also common practice to blanch foods prior to freezing.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2023
Some of the professional photographers, seeing him load a flash gun, would blanch, mutter, and hasten from the room.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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