cringe

Example Sentences

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When you’re at the top, as Charli XCX was a year and a half ago at the peak of “brat summer,” the only path ahead is a tightrope between cool and cringe.

From Los Angeles Times

While this ad hoc adjustment will probably make the authors cringe, the results show that the share of Social Security income remaining after out-of-pocket medical spending is 71% for the median beneficiary.

From MarketWatch

Anyone beyond the land of candlepin bowling and cringing at red clam chowder thought they had a better shot at finishing at the bottom of the standings than reaching the Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are high school basketball players, and even parents, who cringe when a coach says, “You’re playing with the junior varsity.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I cringed at being a sacrificial pawn in their game of relationship chess,” Davis writes.

From Los Angeles Times