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Jaissle was not helped on Monday by his goalkeeper, with Hornicek allowing a routine shot to squirm under his body for Thierno Barry to tap home the winner.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Instead, each of the three attempted to squirm out of a simple yes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

It would be easy to take Emma’s confession as a simple cinematic provocation, a tone-deaf narrative device intended to make viewers squirm in their seats.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026

The more George dotes on her, the more she tries to squirm free from the prison that has been prepared for her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

Mom is looking at me with that gaze that makes me squirm with guilt.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

A new study from two University of Chicago scientists has revealed how HIV squirms its way into the nucleus as it invades a cell.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2024

Along the way, a baby cries and squirms; her older siblings bicker on the drive home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

Saqib Mahmood squirms slightly in his seat as an awkward, embarrassed smile sweeps across his face.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2022

Claireth Mendoza's six-year-old son Drake squirms in his mother's lap.

From Reuters ● Aug. 12, 2022

But the little girl squirms to look away, causing her parents to laugh with embarrassment.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

I squirmed, then froze in my chair, trying to conceal my cringe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

Sliding through the metal detectors, I overheard a sergeant explain how he put down his lunch, turned to grab a spoon, and, as he lifted the lid of his bowl, roaches squirmed underneath.

From Slate ● May 19, 2025

Internally, Gabriela Jaquez squirmed each time she heard the praise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2025

But, once again, the game squirmed free of their grasp as Len Ikitau got away from Ollie Sleightholme and Australia's replacement wing Max Jorgensen gleefully hared into the corner.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2024

Both squirmed under the lash of the Chief’s tongue.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Paramount Skydance isn’t putting up too much of its own cash, but holy God is it adding a lot to the $14 billion in debt already squirming on its balance sheet.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026

The conditions were near farcical, the ball frequently squirming through fingers and set-pieces a mess, with Scotland making the lion's share of blunders.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

“I’ve had a pit in my stomach all day,” said his father, Craig Kupp, with an irrepressible smile on his face and a squirming grandson tucked under his arm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026

Skeptics who had been perplexed by Mr. Gehry’s squirming metallic shapes suddenly found them perfectly comprehensible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

He climbed to the small opening and by squirming and twisting, he got through.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien