toe-curling
Britishadjective
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- toe-curlingly adverb
Example Sentences
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From a toe-curling tale of Peruvian politics to the lifesaving qualities of red wine...
From Barron's
After toe-curling performances from Olly Alexander in 2024 and Mae Muller in 2023, their vocals were as strong as a lion's roar.
From BBC
The messages have illustrated, in sometimes toe-curling levels of detail, the way in which government figures communicate - described as "teenage with LOLS" by one Tory MP.
From BBC
“For him, a caption was a toe-curling admission of failure,” said David Leopold, the Al Hirschfeld Foundation creative director who curated the special exhibition.
From New York Times
The Telegraph said TalkTV got off to an "impressive start", but the Independent described the interview with Trump as a "toe-curling embarrassment".
From BBC
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