cringe

Example Sentences

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In December, cringing apologies were extracted from Russian celebrities who attended an “almost naked” bacchanal deemed unseemly during wartime.

From Los Angeles Times

Regardless, Lopez along with her order were still lambasted as peak cringe.

From Salon

Evans brought up past comments made by the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer to her kids about how she “used to suck,” and asked her what made her cringe when listening to these older tracks.

From Los Angeles Times

He cringes at the thought of looking up an old video of him trying to sing Sublime’s “Caress Me Down” at someone else’s behest.

From Los Angeles Times

When I asked about Trump’s claim that Beverly Hills residents stink, Manus cringed, saying she hadn’t heard that one.

From Los Angeles Times