squirm
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Once it gets going, “Oak Street” makes the audience squirm, scream and laugh for nearly an hour, and I had a great time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Instead, each of the three attempted to squirm out of a simple yes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
It would be easy to take Emma’s confession as a simple cinematic provocation, a tone-deaf narrative device intended to make viewers squirm in their seats.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
The more George dotes on her, the more she tries to squirm free from the prison that has been prepared for her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
The entire idea of it made me squirm.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
A new study from two University of Chicago scientists has revealed how HIV squirms its way into the nucleus as it invades a cell.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2024
Along the way, a baby cries and squirms; her older siblings bicker on the drive home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
The foot taps, the squirms in your seat, the arms thrown into the air with a mind of their own.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2023
Somehow he squirms his way to the safest harbor while everyone else scrambles.
From Salon ● May 15, 2023
Hector squirms and I shift him up higher on my lap, trying to keep him quiet so Connor will keep talking.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
Eyes red, cheeks tear-stained and foreheads pouring sweat, the two squirmed in their seats and Bernthal said he was going to be sick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
I was still worried about what had happened to the fireworks, and I squirmed as we picked up the car at the impound lot and mom drove the 30 miles home.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
With each stride, I squirmed deeper into the Florsheims’ tapered toes in a vain effort to spare my chafing heels.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
I squirmed, then froze in my chair, trying to conceal my cringe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
He squawked and squirmed in her arms, moving his head away from her.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
Paramount Skydance isn’t putting up too much of its own cash, but holy God is it adding a lot to the $14 billion in debt already squirming on its balance sheet.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
The conditions were near farcical, the ball frequently squirming through fingers and set-pieces a mess, with Scotland making the lion's share of blunders.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
It’s a thriller that turns the screws so unnoticeably you begin squirming before you notice how efficiently the play has gotten, well, under your skin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Six chilling charts to send investors squirming this Hallowe’en.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
Sophie, by squirming around inside the blanket, managed to push the top of her head out through a little gap just below the Giant’s hand.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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