cringe-making
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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While the spectacle of awards shows can be embarrassing, a cringe-making combo of self-congratulation and self-effacement, the hype always gets me in the end.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2023
He said it was "cringe-making" and "awful", adding he wouldn't want to switch places with Mr Hancock.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2022
How cringe-making it must have been for Baltimore fans when their coach claimed, “It’s not something anybody’s ever done before.”
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2015
It was so ill-considered, so lacking, so cringe-making in its near-justifications, that the following morning it had to apologise for its apology.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 22, 2014
And his white guy in the ghetto odyssey was both cringe-making and pretty funny.
From Salon ● May 16, 2013
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