squeamish

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Hollywood, however, is hardly squeamish when it comes to synchronized jugglers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

For people who feel squeamish about the process, she said it was important to know the facts around donation, adding it often helped the grieving process for families.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Even their own version of Donald Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, was feeling a little squeamish.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

Things were different in Great Britain and her colonies, where dissections left people squeamish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

His conditioning had made him not so much pitiful as profoundly squeamish.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley