squeamish

Example Sentences

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Then-new Chair Paul Volcker, a personal hero of current boss Jerome Powell, wasn’t squeamish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Hollywood, however, is hardly squeamish when it comes to synchronized jugglers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

For people who feel squeamish about the process, she said it was important to know the facts around donation, adding it often helped the grieving process for families.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

But even this nice moment carries a squeamish undercurrent.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2025

You’d think a man in his position wouldn’t be so squeamish, especially after examining all of those corpses.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas