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
When you've been through the wringer with this team you learn to erect protective walls guarding against excessive bouts of optimism, but there was something different about all of this.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Jofra Archer sat proudly by the Lord's boundary edge as a crowd that had been put through the wringer ebbed away.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
These women have been through the wringer of romance, yet it’s rare to see them learn from these experiences.
From Salon ● May 5, 2025
Sometimes I spent the whole day working beside her: shelling peas, kneading bread dough, turning the handle of the wringer after she’d washed clothes, feeding the chickens, sweeping the porch.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
