blanch

Example Sentences

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I attended a gathering of diplomats, journalists and scholars, and they had blanched faces as they discussed what it means.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Reporter-source relationships can be tricky, of course, and many journalists would blanch to see their correspondence with sources made public,” she added.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We didn’t blanch at the cost to come to The Mather.”

From Barron's

“We didn’t blanch at the cost to come to The Mather.”

From Barron's

This was solidified for me after crossing a threshold that some West Coast purists would blanch at breaching — going to a Rick Bayless restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times