squirm
Example Sentences
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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
He knows that we know where this is going — the title gives the game away — so his job is to goose the inevitable in ways that make us squirm and gasp.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025
Jeremy's stomach began to squirm so violently that he felt as though he had swallowed something that was still alive.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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