wince
Example Sentences
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Those who wince at the idea of a blue-collar career change don’t necessarily look down on people who work with their hands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 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
What was in the footage that made them wince?
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024
And so Chess saw in stark detail that Mom was staring straight at him, her desperate wince full of not just anguish but hope—and maybe even faith as well—as she pleaded, “Kids, please.”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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