Examples of wince in a Sentence
winced at the movie's graphic depiction of combat injuries
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Lina winces at the sound of Jaya munching on an apple, made worse by the static on the line.
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Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Russell winced, remembering the backlash.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
In that moment, Dupree involuntarily punches him and the pair go quiet as Dooley cusses and bends over wincing in pain.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Perhaps tearing originally grew out of a physiological reflex that restored moisture to the eyes and nasal passages after they had been dried out by the pressure of wincing or the hyperventilation of arousal.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
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Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Russell winced, remembering the backlash.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
In that moment, Dupree involuntarily punches him and the pair go quiet as Dooley cusses and bends over wincing in pain.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Perhaps tearing originally grew out of a physiological reflex that restored moisture to the eyes and nasal passages after they had been dried out by the pressure of wincing or the hyperventilation of arousal.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Wince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wince. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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