wringer

Example Sentences

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When you've been through the wringer with this team you learn to erect protective walls guarding against excessive bouts of optimism, but there was something different about all of this.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

After putting these VPNs through the wringer, here’s the bottom line: NordVPN is our overall winner because it nails that sweet spot of features, performance, and price.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

To say Reilly's character has been put through the wringer would be an understatement.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024

But in the first year of the comic strip alone, Gray puts Annie through the wringer.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2024

He called, “You were a wringer, right, Mr. LaRue?”

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli