wringer

Example Sentences

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Fans, who've already been through the wringer, will be watching with even more trepidation than usual.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

I left the theater feeling giddily put through the wringer by its contrarian depictions of heroes and fiends.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Though it may be seen as the refreshing agent of change in politics, it has yet to be put through the wringer of close scrutiny.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025

He finally was cleared, but only after his reputation was put through a wringer.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

“Hey, looks like a wringer kid here. He musta got up late. Make way.”

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli