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

"I was uncomfortable… I was a bit squeamish about that," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Here McDermott’s inspired staging demonstrated that Glass’ forgiving personal portrait of Walt Disney makes it the quintessential Hollywood opera that no one dares bring to squeamish Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

There’s a price war going on and Novo Nordisk recently launched a pill version, which will attract people squeamish about weekly injections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The squeamish ones would pull back their hands as if from a hot stove, and they would shudder and squeak.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli