squirm
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It would be easy to take Emma’s confession as a simple cinematic provocation, a tone-deaf narrative device intended to make viewers squirm in their seats.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
Eight years later, he’s back in office, and giving soccer fans eager to watch the tournament this summer good reasons to squirm.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2026
In her second year in a row as host, Nikki Glaser looked at ease in the job of making celebrities squirm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
“It’s better than the trophy…watching them squirm and having to just be the butt of all the jokes,” said Solomonson, who is on edge since he’s currently near the bottom of the standings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
She must be waiting for me to go first, so I just sip my coffee and let her squirm for a while.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
A new study from two University of Chicago scientists has revealed how HIV squirms its way into the nucleus as it invades a cell.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2024
Somehow he squirms his way to the safest harbor while everyone else scrambles.
From Salon ● May 15, 2023
Saqib Mahmood squirms slightly in his seat as an awkward, embarrassed smile sweeps across his face.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2022
Claireth Mendoza's six-year-old son Drake squirms in his mother's lap.
From Reuters ● Aug. 12, 2022
The pig squirms all over the ground, and its squeals become deeper and more anguishing.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
I was still worried about what had happened to the fireworks, and I squirmed as we picked up the car at the impound lot and mom drove the 30 miles home.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
With each stride, I squirmed deeper into the Florsheims’ tapered toes in a vain effort to spare my chafing heels.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
I squirmed, then froze in my chair, trying to conceal my cringe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
Marc Vanwalkenburgh, 63, sat next to his mother, Catherine, 92, who squirmed uncomfortably on a medical bed in the middle of the convention center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2025
Calder, smiling at the chalkboard, now squirmed in his chair with excitement at the thought.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
Do you enjoy squirming and stammering while Mr. Oldman gives you grief?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Mr. Ireland indicates the uneven power dynamics involved when Leigh, though squirming at the idea, is needled into answering the same repulsive question, settling on Margaret Thatcher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Paramount Skydance isn’t putting up too much of its own cash, but holy God is it adding a lot to the $14 billion in debt already squirming on its balance sheet.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
Six chilling charts to send investors squirming this Hallowe’en.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
The baby in my arms had been squirming and whimpering all this while, but suddenly he exploded in shrill wails.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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