wringer
Example Sentences
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DC Studios has already been through the wringer, and taking too big a swing could prove a major loss just as the DCU is finding its footing.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
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
A book that will put you through the emotional wringer, Brar says it was inspired "by the love my father had in running his sub-Post Office for over twenty years".
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
He called, “You were a wringer, right, Mr. LaRue?”
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
