twinge

Example Sentences

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I nodded, but felt a twinge of insecurity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Feel a twinge of embarrassment looking at some of the outfits the teams are being forced to wear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

But, intentional or not, contained within his September critique was a twinge of doubt about the viability of a defence-first mantra in the modern age.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

But I also found comfort in the idea that it was a possibility—and a twinge of anger toward the many gynecologists I had seen who had never mentioned it as one.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2024

I let myself speed up the tiniest bit for the last half-mile, ready to slow back down at the slightest twinge, but there’s nothing.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison