wince
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Around me, I saw the same expression: a tightened jaw, a wince, a silent hope that the child would be fine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
It’s taking up space that could be used for food you actually want to eat — food that nourishes you, that doesn’t make you wince a little every time you see it.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
Almost instantly, you might wince, make a face, or even pull your own hand away.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
We wince whenever the film leaps from Hank’s fresh-faced past to his throbbing present, especially when he sprints and we fear he’ll pop a stitch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
We both wince as a fire truck races by with its lights flashing and sirens wailing.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
She winces now hearing those words read aloud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The slow-motion big-screen replay, showed Moody's head rocked back by the impact, drawing winces and groans from fans inside Parc des Princes in Paris.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
Bertrand Degat, vineyard manager for French zero-alcohol wine producer French Bloom, winces visibly when recalling some of the criticism and snobbery he has encountered from his contemporaries.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
According to Pruitt, Trump "winces while his head bobs around in reaction to what he is hearing and clearly resisting."
From Salon ● May 30, 2024
He taps at his hip and winces theatrically.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vingegaard winced in pain several times as he was put into an ambulance minutes after the crash.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Stepping into the arcade, he winced as he accidentally bumped into someone.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
He winced at the idea that Abby would now be handed the keys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The ensuing sound of the collision's initial impact was so loud that jurors winced after being warned to decrease the volume on their listening devices.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
He rubbed the fresh bump at the top of his skull and winced, but he seemed otherwise unharmed.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Exhaustion was setting in, but the deodorant I’d packed needed to be replaced, so I found myself roaming the body care aisles, wincing under the fluorescent lights as my patience rapidly grew thinner.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
Not Brody, whose chiseled, wiry presence is ever in motion, flailing, ducking, wincing, yearning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Italy suffered a blow when Madsen fell awkwardly while trying to stop a boundary in the fourth over and went off the field wincing in pain with what looked like a dislocated shoulder.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
Tina Brown called American Canto “absurdly pretentious,” wincing at its repeated invocations of Joan Didion’s unsettling Santa Ana winds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
He carefully turned his head, wincing, to look at me.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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