wringer

Example Sentences

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“We’ve been through the wringer, and if this can bring us to a point where we can continue to heal, it’s worth it,” Kinney said.

From Seattle Times

It’s a modest but momentous reopening for a business that has been through the full pandemic wringer — plummeting sales, a hard digital pivot, unhelpful government programs, grand theft auto and even some industrial espionage.

From Los Angeles Times

You can make a case that all those tools are routinely put through the wringer, but I think the cutting board really takes the most abuse day in, and day out.

From Washington Post

George Floyd's murder, the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an election that tested the coronary health of the stoutest Americans – the Kings put every character through the wringer, along with their relationships.

From Salon

“It’s such a feeling of having been through the wringer, and we’re finally starting to come out of it.”

From Seattle Times