cringe
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Fielder, whose brand of cringe comedy blurs the line between fiction and reality in “Nathan for You” and “The Rehearsal,” is making the jump from TV to his feature directorial debut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
But many comments and shares called the video "cringe".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
A: When I interview portfolio managers and ask them what they’ve been reading for fun, I always cringe when they recite a list of business books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“To be cringe about it, the ’90s babydoll dress wasn’t designed for the male gaze,” says my friend Rachel, a keen observer of Gen X fashion then and now.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Okay, I’m about to admit something, and you’re probably going to cringe.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
He drives a Ford pickup truck and cringes at needing a security detail, according to a person who knows him well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Bellamy says he now often cringes looking back at the enraged footballer, banning his own team from throwing their arms up in disgust as he was so prone to do.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
Almut cringes at the idea of being commemorated in such a one-note fashion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024
Everyone I know in Seattle specifically cringes when they hear that and I understand that that is a very strange characteristic!
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
My socks squelch with each step in my new boots, earning a string of cringes.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Like almost every parent, I cringed whenever my child or another player headed the ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
“Daddy’s home,” someone said, and a nation cringed.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2023
The lead lawyer for Google "visibly cringed" when the specific share of ad revenue sent to Apple was revealed, according to Bloomberg.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2023
And I just cringed, because Jill and I, neither one of us would care if people took pictures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
He cringed at what his parents would say if they found out.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
"Every time I see it, I'm cringing, I'm in disbelief," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Anyone beyond the land of candlepin bowling and cringing at red clam chowder thought they had a better shot at finishing at the bottom of the standings than reaching the Super Bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
These lies are so dumb and easy to disprove that the onetime criminal defense attorney in me is cringing.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2024
And I didn’t want to ruin that moment, so I was just stuck in a different room, laughing and cringing, all that stuff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
Isidore smelled the rank, cringing body; he inhaled fear from it, fear pouring out, forming a mist.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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