wince
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Around me, I saw the same expression: a tightened jaw, a wince, a silent hope that the child would be fine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Lane had to have been prepared but a subtle wince of disappointment could be detected when the camera pryingly caught his immediate reaction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Almost instantly, you might wince, make a face, or even pull your own hand away.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
I would wince when sometimes he would show impatience and irritation towards his staff.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
I wince at Kareem’s presumption, but essentially he’s right.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
She winces now hearing those words read aloud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Bertrand Degat, vineyard manager for French zero-alcohol wine producer French Bloom, winces visibly when recalling some of the criticism and snobbery he has encountered from his contemporaries.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Speaking in the art studio of his Brixton flat, he visibly winces as he remembers what happened.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
Asked whether she can see elements of her legacy in modern music, she winces.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024
She winces as she breaks up some frozen corn kernels with the flat edge of a knife.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
Stepping into the arcade, he winced as he accidentally bumped into someone.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
In the first half of his first game back, Tatum flubbed a dunk and O’Malley winced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
The ensuing sound of the collision's initial impact was so loud that jurors winced after being warned to decrease the volume on their listening devices.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
One of the behind-the-scenes details of that was Hasselbeck winced in pain every time he used his left hand to put the football in Lynch’s belly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
Ayanna winced, someone gasped, and Gum Baby shook her head.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Exhaustion was setting in, but the deodorant I’d packed needed to be replaced, so I found myself roaming the body care aisles, wincing under the fluorescent lights as my patience rapidly grew thinner.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
On the one hand, they cheered the clampdown on cheaper Asian imports but on the other were left wincing at the rising costs of their inputs.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
As Nancy spoke, it was hard to avoid wincing and wincing and wincing again.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
Joyce Kim, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, remembers coming to campus as an undergrad and wincing at the flurry of finance and consulting clubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025
Grace could barely say their names without wincing.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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