Example Sentences

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But with so little to go on, those following his condition closely are wringing every word – or missing word – for meaning.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

Yet Washington, where adults are wringing their hands over sagging student scores, has backed away from anything so strict.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

Public health officials are wringing their hands over what lies in store for two reasons.

From Washington Times • Sep. 19, 2022

“Here we are, wringing our hands and saying it’s too expensive,” said Klaus Jacob, a geophysicist at Columbia University who has researched climate change and cities.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2021

It shows no faltering or weakness of resolution on our part, while the Confederacy's brightest lights are wringing their hands in anguish and despondency.

From An Artilleryman's Diary by Jones, Jenkins Lloyd