twinge

Example Sentences

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Feel a twinge of embarrassment looking at some of the outfits the teams are being forced to wear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

But I also found comfort in the idea that it was a possibility—and a twinge of anger toward the many gynecologists I had seen who had never mentioned it as one.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2024

Vance may have refused to engage with her mental health, but at least a twinge of his love for her shone through in the book.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2024

I will hear the tiniest little sound and it'll make me twinge because it's too sharp.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2023

I jabbed the earth with my stick, ashamed at the twinge of jealousy.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman