flinch

Example Sentences

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“When the lights come on, he just knows what to do, how to do it, and there’s no flinch in that guy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

He did not flinch at the backlash when he fought a near-pension age Mike Tyson, and he does not appear to care now.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

Through it all, one oil company didn’t flinch.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

In doing so, Harjo added, his goal isn’t to make anyone flinch, but tell the truth about darkness, light and what’s underneath “from a place of love.”

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2025

This time, I didn’t flinch as we passed the soldiers.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler