wincing

Example Sentences

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Wincing with pain, he left for the locker room, unable to put any weight on his right leg.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025

Wincing in pain, he said he had been rescued from his collapsed apartment building in the nearby city of Antakya within hours of the quake on Monday.

From Washington Times • Feb. 11, 2023

Wincing in pain, the network summoned all of its faculties and strength until it was standing on its own two feet.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2019

Wincing a bit, the executive mentioned that his wife, the journalist Willow Bay, didn’t love the idea, before saying of his post-Disney future, “I’ll figure it out when I have to figure it out.”

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2017

Wincing at her scrapes and bruises, she struggled out of her wet clothes and climbed under her blanket, pulling herself into a ball with her hands clasped around her knees.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee