wince
verb (used without object)
have winced
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present perfectof wince.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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You may have winced when I wrote above that “this may still be the best time ever to be alive.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
We may have winced – as I did – when Madeleine Albright quoted a coffee-cup version of feminism or Hillary said “deal me in”.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2017
In Bishop’s case it probably happens to be the truth, even if she would have winced at the phrase.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2015
Had Gottfried introduced any of his Japan jokes in his comedy club routine, I doubt that any patron would have winced at his crudeness or insensitivity, let alone walked out.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2011
I must have winced at the word “normal,” because he went quiet.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
