winced at the movie's graphic depiction of combat injuries
Recent Examples on the WebEach groaned, sighed and winced when asked about their choices for president this year.—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024 LaBelle still winces at the memory of kicking off the Black Crowes reunion tour in 2021 at an amphitheater in Nashville.—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024 Los Blancos fans winced collectively on Tuesday night when star midfielder Eduardo Camavinga left an eventual 3-2 win over Chile for France before half time.—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 But on that first day, many lawmakers rolled their eyes or winced at the different-looking fellow standing in the Assembly’s back row.—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 Opting not to tee up his ball, the world No. 5 sent clumps of turf flying before wincing in anguish as his ball splashed into the water well short of the iconic island green.—Jack Bantock, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024 January’s Golden Globes left viewers wincing with secondhand embarrassment, prompting headlines that questioned the purpose of hosts in the first place.—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024 The epithet had reportedly been shouted at Kissinger by hecklers the year before, during the disengagement negotiations with Syria, in an apparent parroting of Richard Nixon, who was said to have denigrated him in this way.
Kissinger, joined by Rabin, winced and ducked back inside.—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024 And while some hard-core purists may wince, the demolition crew has been instructed to tear out the original brick pit.—Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English wynsen to kick out, start, from Anglo-French *wincer, *guincer to shift direction, dodge, by-form of guenchir, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wenken, wankōn to totter — more at wench
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