Example Sentences

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Even a few months ago, most of us would have cringed at the thought of bowling a few frames with strangers in close proximity.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2021

Berio, you can be sure, would have cringed to have his “Sinfonia” — written for the New York Philharmonic in 1968 — included as a Fluxus score.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 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

He would have cringed at the sight of the intruder’s weapon, whimpered, and crept away.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote