recoils

Example Sentences

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Having fashioned a creature from dead body parts, the scientist recoils from the result, which appears to him to be a monster of “unparalleled barbarity,” and abandons his construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

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

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2025

Viewers raved over Beharie's work in "White Noise," which is certainly excellent, especially in the scene where she simply recoils, wordless, as she takes in the vile digs anonymous commenters get in at her expense.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2023

You see Oppenheimer recoil, even if what he recoils from is left pointedly out of frame.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

She must be letting him stay just to see the photograph; her entire body recoils from him, pressing into Christina’s side.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth