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
“I love bacon and chicharrónes, but I could never eat pork uterus,” I confess, wincing at our 60” Insignia television screen.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Not Brody, whose chiseled, wiry presence is ever in motion, flailing, ducking, wincing, yearning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
“Clara, can you give Hila the ring?” he asked, wincing at the look that played across her face.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
