wince
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It’s taking up space that could be used for food you actually want to eat — food that nourishes you, that doesn’t make you wince a little every time you see it.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
Those who wince at the idea of a blue-collar career change don’t necessarily look down on people who work with their hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Almost instantly, you might wince, make a face, or even pull your own hand away.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
City fans will wince remembering the end of 2023-24, when a late loss at home to Arsenal saw the title slip form their grasp into Chelsea's hands.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
I have such a sharp pain behind my left eye, I wince.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
She winces now hearing those words read aloud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Bertrand Degat, vineyard manager for French zero-alcohol wine producer French Bloom, winces visibly when recalling some of the criticism and snobbery he has encountered from his contemporaries.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
In one tense scene with her white colleagues, Cosey winces at their version of historical enlightenment — the reclamation project is moving at a horse-drawn carriage’s pace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
“Any time we put our arms under his legs to lift him out of his chair, he’s sore. He winces, he cries. He’s quite upset, so we know it’s causing him pain,” he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2024
She just winces; obviously, they’ve been here before.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Stepping into the arcade, he winced as he accidentally bumped into someone.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
In the first half of his first game back, Tatum flubbed a dunk and O’Malley winced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
The ensuing sound of the collision's initial impact was so loud that jurors winced after being warned to decrease the volume on their listening devices.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
After winning a 27-shot exchange at 4-4 0-30 down, Djokovic winced and gasped for air before bending over his towel box.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
Akira winced as her mother finished wrapping her burn with a gauze bandage.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
“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
Sinner took lengthy off-court breaks at the end of each set, but continued to struggle, walking gingerly, wincing and hunching over his racquet between points.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
On the one hand, they cheered the clampdown on cheaper Asian imports but on the other were left wincing at the rising costs of their inputs.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
Joyce Kim, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, remembers coming to campus as an undergrad and wincing at the flurry of finance and consulting clubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025
“Break into a Gringotts vault?” repeated the goblin, wincing a little as he shifted his position upon the bed.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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