wincing
Example Sentences
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Mortgage rates are closing in on that level for the first time since the beginning of last year, promising more pain for prospective home buyers already wincing at record-high home prices and an uncertain economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"The dogs were getting upset," says Maskin, wincing at the memory.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
It feels daring for how it wants to actually examine the emotional costs of contemporary grown-up life, bringing wincing laughs of recognition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
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
He nodded, wincing at bit at the name like a remembered wound pinching at a nerve.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
