Winced

Examples

• Gerald winced in spirit, seeing her so beautiful and unknown. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The young inspector winced at my companion's ironical comments. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• On each of these occasions the patient winced and winked. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Archer winced at the joining of the names, and then, with a quick readjustment, understood, sympathised and pitied. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Gordini winced and smiled. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• The young man winced. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Softly, softly; don't thee snap and snarl, friend, said Phineas, as Tom winced and pushed his hand away. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• He had winced at each bomb thud and now he licked his dry lips. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• At any rate, she always winced when he recurred to the subject of his poems, and usually did her best to divert the conversation into another channel. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Mr. Brooke again winced inwardly, for Dorothea's engagement had no sooner been decided, than he had thought of Mrs. Cadwallader's prospective taunts. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• And Fred winced under the idea of being looked down upon as wanting funds for small debts. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• He winced a little at her terrifying perspicacity, and longed to ask: And May--do they quote her? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• The only incident he had strongly winced under had been an occasional encounter with Caleb Garth, who, however, had raised his hat with mild gravity. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• The girl winced. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The remark was so pointed that Caliphronas winced, but at once smiled gayly and replied in the same vein,— Venus and Hermes—Love and Trickery! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Mr. Casaubon winced perceptibly, but bowed. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• She saw him as she introduced him to her friends--uncouth, illiterate--a boor; and the girl winced. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The other winced as he read the menace in his eyes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Mr. Pott winced beneath the contemptuous gaze of his wife. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Haley's horse, which was a skittish young colt, winced, and bounced, and pulled hard at his halter. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Mr. Snodgrass winced a little at this, but his heroism was invincible. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• She faced him boldly, and the Greek, maddened beyond control, seized her by the wrist with a grasp like iron, yet she neither winced nor cried. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• He winced a little. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.

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