flinch

Example Sentences

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One Saturday afternoon, I told Ma that I had to go to the library to work on a school report, a lie that didn’t even make me flinch.

From Literature

The weight of expectation, a final in front of 100,000 and a billion more at home, made them flinch.

From BBC

Bubbe physically flinches as if a wasp has buzzed past her face and she’s had to dodge it.

From Literature

Professor Brown finished pulling the electrical sensors off my arms and legs, and I barely flinched as the sticky pads yanked out my arm and leg hair.

From Literature

She flinched but allowed the bright light to play over her face, chest, and clothes.

From Literature