Example Sentences

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And while wincingly bitter single-origin bars line the shelves, Thai chocolate really shines with its flavored creations.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2025

With access to behind-the-scenes processes, the documentary can be instructive about the work of changing legacy institutions, but also wincingly cautionary as Wolfs, his administrators and curators get tangled up in numbers and nomenclature.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

The answer surprises her as well as us, and it brings this wincingly funny, stealthily emotional movie to a conclusion that feels both casual and momentous.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2023

Add glitzy events being cancelled, and cruise liners not being able to leave port, and you might think that it spelled disaster for the sellers of wincingly expensive fish eggs.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2022

Subconsciously I felt wincingly the grasp of her hand as I exchanged with her the customary salutations the while I murmured a few words of perfunctory welcome.

From Fibble, D.D. by Sarg, Tony