Example Sentences
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Another factor creating twinges of anxiety in markets has been the recent upward pressure in short-term funding markets, especially as they reared up at the end of October.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2025
When the pain got worse in the middle of 2020, he consulted his GP who told him he had likely pulled a muscle and that the twinges would sort themselves out.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025
Full of jovial bluster, Fisher’s Ali occasionally breaks his facade to reveal pangs of empathy and twinges of insecurity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
The album oscillates between dance-floor anthems and lyrics about meditation, coruscating synths and twinges of twang.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
My stomach twinges and I am sure it's nervousness about practice that afternoon.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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