cringe
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Once in a while, maybe even daily, I’ll see some headline from a mainstream news organization that makes me cringe.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Lupe: So maybe he was projecting his own cringe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
You often said things that made me cringe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Many would-be landlords cringe at the legal costs of buying a property and drafting a lease.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
On the inside I cringe from this terrible, loud Bigness.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
"That was me in high school," she cringes.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
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
Cristin Milioti gets self-conscious about sounding too “actor-y” in interviews, and explains that she usually cringes when she hears a performer referring to a character in the third person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2024
I'm a loving person who cringes at everything associated with February 14, a fan of democracy who wants to hide every time July 4 rolls around and a very grateful individual who actively dislikes Thanksgiving.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023
He cringes and shrugs, which scores a smile out of me.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Like almost every parent, I cringed whenever my child or another player headed the ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
As we showered afterward, I cringed when my hair came away in our hands.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
Meanwhile, his city only cringed and thought, yeah, we’ve seen these sorts of great bursts from him before, but he wears down without help.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024
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
I cringed at the thought of becoming a gravedigger, but it was better than searching for work at Chicago’s sweatshops and slaughterhouses.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
"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
Sherry plays A.J. with cringing self-loathing, inherited and desperate to be cast off.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 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
I look up, cringing, terrified the Commandant has returned.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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