have cringed
- present perfect of cringe.
Example Sentences
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But Cobain would almost certainly have cringed had he been able to envision a scene even as well-meaning as this one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2018
My friends and I have cringed when we read about it and talked to each other.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2018
This budgetary tightness is why Richmond insiders are skeptical of any political promises of big spending, and some have cringed at both candidates’ calls for tax cuts.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2017
Most heterosexual women who have played the online dating game have cringed or worse on occasion.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2017
He would have cringed at the sight of the intruder’s weapon, whimpered, and crept away.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
