recoil

Example Sentences

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I feel wind and droplets, and—as a kid who lived through a pandemic—I recoil in horror, jumping backward into Jonesy.

From Literature

The manager turned off the vacuum, recoiled hoses and exhaled with relief.

From Los Angeles Times

I recoil and drop the crust, but Woo snags it out of the air before it can hit the ground.

From Literature

Made of English oak, they were designed to be strong enough to withstand the weight and recoil of heavy guns and thousands of pounds of shells and explosives.

From Literature

While reviews were largely positive, The Quietus recoiled at the lack of heavy guitar anthems in a scathing screed that employed descriptors like "unintrusive", "clunking" and "by-numbers detritus".

From BBC