recoil

"Some remain in right-handed coils, but some recoil to the left side," Weber says.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

He smiled after I busted him for looking, which made me recoil in horror and quickly dart over to hide in the pet food aisle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Many judges recoil from that conclusion, and the constitutional inquiry becomes personal.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026

Rob Jonas, Luminate’s CEO, suggested that this uptick might be part of a larger societal recoil against AI’s creep into every aspect of society, including the arrival of AI music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

The princess suddenly stared into Celaena’s eyes with a ferocity that made the assassin recoil slightly.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Half a century later, Jiang is still the reason the Communist Party recoils at any hint of a leader’s spouse wielding power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Maekar recoils at the thought of a child of royal birth subsisting on salted beef.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

He practices a politics of inspiration, and the Surge recoils at politicians who try to inspire us.

From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2025

Then, he recoils in disgust, a flyout that could have helped the Cubs reach the World Series infamously bouncing off the arms of Steve Bartman instead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023

Brother Khoi recoils, vowing to never eat anything with wings.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai

With high inflation ravaging the economy, Greenspan recoiled when he learned Ford’s advisers planned a grassroots movement to encourage personal savings by passing out buttons that proclaimed, “Whip Inflation Now.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

I’ve always recoiled at having dinner on a first date.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

Amid the rebuke, brands have recoiled back within the antiseptic neutrality where they’re most comfortable: irrelevant celebrity cameos, cheap millennial nostalgia, unmoored wistfulness for simpler days.

From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2026

The manager turned off the vacuum, recoiled hoses and exhaled with relief.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025

Ash recoiled from her and looked back at the person who was pulling her away, and it was Sidhean.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

But when the pressure heightens and matters boil over between the quartet, Wilde carefully examines the resulting eruption instead of recoiling.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

He said: "I said what I said back in February, I am not recoiling from that."

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

Economic uncertainty has tempered demand among even the wealthiest clients who had lifted sales for years, while aspirational shoppers are recoiling from persistent price increases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

De Guzman, who also curated an art show called “Roots of Cool” about trees, noted that Los Angeles seems to actually shrink during the hotter months, as if recoiling from the sun.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025

“She means to show that she likes you,” Penelope started to explain, but Lady Constance was already recoiling toward the door.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood