How To Use Wince In A Sentence

Every time he put any weight on his left leg he winced in pain.
The young man — fortified as he was by a natural cynical pride and passionateness — winced at this unexpected reply, notwithstanding. A Changed Man
took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince
I will always, like the vast majority of people, look at a photo of myself and wince or cringe. Times, Sunday Times
The price of gas will make us wince. Times, Sunday Times

She winced and screamed a very foul and unladylike oath.
‘Sorry,’ I winced, as he wandered back into the room, his hair beginning to stick up in bizarre tufty spikes.
He winced at her startled, horrified gasp and continued.
But her shrill, naive polemicizing caused Michaels to inwardly wince, as if at a cruel reflection of himself. The Cry of the Onlies
My score was 259 of these little patches: the doctor winced slightly. Times, Sunday Times
She winced painfully as a burning sensation spread across her cheek, and jerked her hand away from her face.
The Lowestoft boxer winced with pain from the first left to the body but did not appear to be in serious trouble from either attack. The Sun
Each time a punch landed, I winced. Times, Sunday Times
He puffs and winces, excruciated with chest pains - which recur horribly in joyless mid-coitus with his other woman.
Rose winced as she flexed her arm and rubbed the spot where Darryl had grabbed her.
Our rugby has become so attritional it regularly makes you wince just watching it. The Sun
But still, to approach Zack & Miri with some hesitance is warranted, as the last time Mr. Smith made a film outside of the Jay and Silent Bob universe, we got the wince-inducing, aformentioned Jersey Girl. REVIEW: Zach & Miri Make A Porno « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more
I now wince with pain if I have to use another atlas; browsing this one is bliss.
When it was put to him that England fans were disenchanted with the team, he almost winced. The Sun
I do, however, have a reason for not writing, a reason that I can express in two horrific words, words I wince at even as my trembling fingers tap them out on the keyboard: FINAL EXAMS.
People wince at the thought of intervention. Times, Sunday Times
Plus of course "twincest," something that usually is found in shoujo manga with two twin boys. AnimeBlogger.net Antenna
Samuel winces slightly, as we hear a squish, then turns away.
He twitched his head, and winced as a pain shot along the left side of his face.
He winced as he reached for the bar of soap, cursing the blasted hot water tank that never seemed to actually spit out hot water.
Now, Lackaday in his manuscript relates this English episode, not so much as an appeal to pity for the straits to which he was reduced, although he winces at its precarious mountebankery, and his sensitive and respectable soul revolts at going round with the mendicant's hat and thanking old women and children for pennies, as in order to correlate certain influences and coincidences in his career. The Mountebank
We both winced as she hit a knot in Carla's hair and Carla squeaked.
Every time he put any weight on his left leg he winced in pain.
Today he winces, only slightly, at the mention of the incident. Times, Sunday Times
The Lowestoft boxer winced with pain from the first left to the body but did not appear to be in serious trouble from either attack. The Sun
You might wince at the thought of the hard, narrow saddles used by serious cyclists, but skinny saddles are better for your body. Times, Sunday Times
No one can look sensible with a nose that turns straight up, and I will have bright colors to wear -- I was brought up on wincey, color of mud, and all these London-smoke, battleship-gray colors make me sick. The Next of Kin Those who Wait and Wonder
Asked if being surrounded by burbling babies made him feel “broody,” Wills winced. William and Kate
Blood oozes from his wounds but he barely winces from the pain, even though he describes the sensation as ‘like a hot, sharp knife’.
He winced when Kala delivered a loud smack to her father's cheek.
Just the sight of some of the old dental tools is enough to make you wince. The Sun
The Lowestoft boxer winced with pain from the first left to the body but did not appear to be in serious trouble from either attack. The Sun
I slammed my drink down on the counter and the elder winced at the strident sound it made, but he refused to look up.
I winced in pain, so distracted by his intensity that I was deaf to the clunking of boots on the concrete floor.
People no longer winced or shrunk away in fear when she passed, and the teachers no longer completely ignored her.
I winced at the deafening sound which was suddenly accompanied by a pre-recorded message in English: Blog Fiction | Sci-Fi | Kujira Maru | Station151
WHEN was the last time you winced at a tradesman's price list? Times, Sunday Times
The director keeps the camera close to their faces, and the scenes are played out with smiles, winces, sneers, vulgarities, long pauses, shrugs, inane repetitions, dartings, and aversions of the eyes.
She tried to pull her hands free but winced as the rope rubbed uncomfortably against her skin.
In the wintry weeks that followed he remained in the No3 shirt as the Leicester scrum did its worst to high-flying Saracens at Vicarage Road, then – and particularly wince-worthy this demolition job – to a Wasps pack, complete with Simon Shaw and England's incumbent loosehead, Tim Payne, a Lion no less. Dan Cole the tighthead Tiger who is too good to ditch
What is the type of linen and towels used, could it be bobbly winceyette sheets for summer use?
They winced as they foresaw another easy soundbite to rally the Democratic base. Times, Sunday Times
I wince at the wall of heat, blacken the steak, underdo the peaches and drop carrots through the grill. Times, Sunday Times
Cheney is making GOPers "wince" and "caused queasiness" -- and they're afraid of him Cheney is making GOPers "wince" and "caused queasiness" -- and they're afraid of him
I winced as they pulled and shaped, until my long curls were pulled into a low ponytail and a diamanté clip was attached.
I wince at the wall of heat, blacken the steak, underdo the peaches and drop carrots through the grill. Times, Sunday Times
He winced at the pain. Man of Honour
She quietly called and then inwardly winced at how weak her voice sounded to her.
As I got out of bed, my entire back spasmed, sending wince-inducing shocks through my hips and down to my toes. Welcome to My World
'As for amusement, I could kill rats as I used to do; or slaughter a hecatomb of pheasants at Babington,' -- here the old man winced, though the word hecatomb reconciled him a little to the disagreeable allusion. John Caldigate
He winced in pain as the whip came down upon him again and again.
She makes a wince-inducingly misjudged job application as a paralegal and the scene in which she shows up for an interview is an unwatchable masterpiece in grisly black comedy.
Viewers will wince at the training regime for the young and malleable, and gasp at the electrifying results. Times, Sunday Times
The Astra zoomed past again and as the mirror clipped the boxes we all winced. Times, Sunday Times
Nor are you likely to care, since (A) the plot generated by this premise is wince-makingly artificial and (B) Mr. Marshall can't decide whether to make fun of its patness or play it straight. Improper Strangers
The principal manufactures are winceys, ginghams, woollen shirtings, flannels, linen thread, linen yarn, ropes, and fishing nets; and there are engineering and ironfounding works.
But gadget geeks may find it all too frivolous and comedy fans may wince at their favourites' talking head ramblings. Times, Sunday Times
Investors may wince at such an idea, though. Times, Sunday Times
As I reached up to press the elevator button, I winced at the crackling pain shooting down from my shoulder along my arm.
The councilmen winced and looked this way and that, but the Gel da'Thae laughed. A TIME OF WAR
He then answers his own question with a vicious sideways slash that drops the bloody-nosed gumshoe to the ground while the entire audience winces in sympathetic pain.
When he winced again, she knew that he wasn't stalling her.
The person I know who's in fandom is a big Wincest shipper which - ugh! Supernatural's Gay Incest Subtext
She turned to look at him, and he winced to see a slight glistening in her green eyes.
We can spend our lives dallying in false advertising and slick brochures about barren land and cheap trinkets and never for a moment wince at the dishonesty of it.
She rests a proprietary hand on the man's shoulder, as if for security, and the little finger of her other hand-it almost makes you wince to see it-is extended primly.
He attempted to pull his hands free, and winced as the strips of cloth used to restrain him chafed his sore wrists.
Comparatively little has been done to share in the multifarious and extensive manufactures of lower Clydesdale, but the weaving of winceys, shirtings, and druggets is the staple industry; and there are also 3 artificial manure works, a tannery, 2 breweries, a large fancy woodwork establishment, and, ¾ mile from the town, the extensive factory of the British Oil and Candle Co.
I still wince when I think about that stupid thing I said.
Just the sight of some of the old dental tools is enough to make you wince. The Sun
When it was put to him that England fans were disenchanted with the team, he almost winced. The Sun
When a society is criticised by outsiders, its members wince but shrug their shoulders. Times, Sunday Times
She winced as she eased herself into the hot water.
I nearly winced as my fist collided with a heavy hand, blocking it from impacting his face.
The price of gas will make us wince. Times, Sunday Times
Her head started pounding, so she lifted a hand to the area where she had bumped her head and winced when she felt the forming swelling of a lump.
A wince of pain flashing over her pale, clammy features told me she was slowly remembering.
It also made speakers of plain English wince, and " 30 Rock " writers cheer, by explaining " the Company plans to continue capitalizing on complementary and financially attractive inorganic growth opportunities. Overheard: Sitcom Fodder
She stood it like the standard-bred she was, and never winced, then she forged ahead farther, and farther, and held the old pacer anchored at her wheels, and the wire not fifty feet away! The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills
She winced in pain from the stitches in her shoulder when she reached down to the floor.
He wouldn't wince, not even when you pursed your lips in a pose worthy of a centerfold (of what magazine, you weren't sure).
As Mr. Powell recalls the theatric oration, he winces. Can Charlie Rangel Hold On?
Cheney is making GOPers "wince" and "caused queasiness" -- and they're afraid of him by Cheney is making GOPers "wince" and "caused queasiness" -- and they're afraid of him
WHEN was the last time you winced at a tradesman's price list? Times, Sunday Times
She winced at the sound of many heavily shod feet running towards her.
There was a brief moment where he could not hide his wince, his small grimace of pain.
he winced at the detected flicker of irony in her voice
Spoken dialogue -- Kryptonite for even the starriest of singers -- was treated with wince-inducing amateurishness except by Guetti, the lone singer here able to deliver non-sung text in a credible way, and baritone Charlie Hyland (the evening's appealing, handsomely sung Papageno), who made a brave stab at the comedy. In performance: Magic Flute (Summer Music Festival 2010)
You might wince at the thought of the hard, narrow saddles used by serious cyclists, but skinny saddles are better for your body. Times, Sunday Times
She lightly dabbed her bleeding forehead and winced, the pain shooting through her entire head like a sudden bolt of lightning.
I wince every time I watch a two-stroke apparently trying to tear itself from the mountings.
Fans have even nicknamed their relationship, "twincest," giving it an identity that, in some ways, seems to normalize it. Vivian Diller, Ph.D.: Breaking Yet Another Taboo -- Is it a Good Thing for Our Psyche?
People wince at the thought of intervention. Times, Sunday Times
She tried to stand, but she winced in pain and clutched her side before slumping back onto the chair.
Donna winced in pain, and spinning round, kicked out at Mark's stomach, momentarily winding him.
Sliding the door open, she winced at the bright light, squinting.
She gingerly felt the huge lump on the back of her head and winced - it hurt a lot.
Gwyneth tried to get up by leaning on her left arm for support, but she winced in pain as she did so, and fell back down onto the soft feathery pillows.
Last week she winced at the memory. Times, Sunday Times
I winced as I remembered the number of times I'd walked the long walk up the hill to my room with bags of shopping.
One winces when Georgie seeks praise for his skeet shooting, or when Muffy misses her serve again.
Elaine's eyes beam their pleasure, which is so obvious that Beth winces inwardly.
Julian winced slightly at the sound of the shrill voice echoing down the halls, accompanied by thundering footsteps.
Viewers will wince at the training regime for the young and malleable, and gasp at the electrifying results. Times, Sunday Times
I think the funny was in the segments with the King and the Kargish princess, which also have some wince-inducing anti-Burqah polemicizing. At the Risk of Offending Ursula K. Le Guin and Studio Ghibli Fans...
In kabuki, even if you speak the native language well there is a lot of loud disharmonic music, the Shakespearean Japanese is indecipherable, and the plot line would make all the bureaucrats in Byzantium wince. Firedoglake » Late Nite FDL: Who’s Laughing Now
I realize that's what you call this kind of glassware, but honestly, hearing a Kurt Cobain anything described as a "shooter" makes me wince a little. Archive 2006-06-25
He winced as if the words were somehow painful, and when he spoke, it was in a hoarse croak.
He winced at her words but his eyes still met hers, imploring silence, comfort.
But gadget geeks may find it all too frivolous and comedy fans may wince at their favourites' talking head ramblings. Times, Sunday Times
They filed in with hushed voices and stifled winces as they bumped into the seats laid out for them.
Þa was þe eorl under {} fangen æt Wincestre ⁊ æt lundene mid micel wurtscipe. ⁊ alle diden hi {m} manred. ⁊ suoren þe pais to halden. ⁊ hit ward sone suythe god pais. sua ð neure was here. Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts
I winced, expecting him to crush the snakes, or the cobras to bite him, or both of those things to happen at once.
The subtitle of the Guardian article reads unpromisingly: "Stanley Middleton's Holiday makes its few readers wince - and for all the right reasons. March 2008
Think of some of the world's most famous supergroups and you can't help but wince.
He blinked at her quizzically a few times, and then looked back at his wound, and winced in pain.
He winced for a second then rested his hand overtop hers, holding the cloth in place.
In the 1960s and 1970s, a new winceyette nightie and a boxed set of pink talc and bath cubes from Woolies were the ultimate in luxury.
It was a slice of jackassery that makes UNC fans involuntarily wince, but it was also jackassery UNC could have been avoided a week earlier with a few well-placed phone calls. Nad hen j��c eto
She winced, but refused to let them see her pain so she bit her lip and held her chin high.
He gingerly probed his scalp, then winced as his hands skimmed over the lump.
You might wince at the thought of the hard, narrow saddles used by serious cyclists, but skinny saddles are better for your body. Times, Sunday Times
She winced when she heard his pompous speech
He suppressed a wince as motion renewed the pain.
Kenneth inwardly winced, but she said nothing, just fluttered about, working herself into a proper fury until Jeremy left.
The assembled Generals and Admiral winced as Whitcomb emotionlessly uncuffed the briefcase, spun a pair of combination locks, opened the lid and deposited it on the desk before the president. 365 tomorrows » Roi R. Czechvala : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
The brown wincey and the coarse apron seemed to her the neophyte's robe, betokening Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880.
As soon as his left shoulder blade touched the door, he winced in pain.
I winced slightly when I saw the price. The Sun
I wince when I recall the bearskin she draped over the sofa in her gubernatorial office. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
She winced, a large purple and tender bruise had enveloped her elbow and arm.
He winced and uttered something, but smiled at me. Times, Sunday Times
He winced, still recalling her scratchy laughter and screeching voice.
I still wince at the memory of the stupid things I did.
Sometimes I read responses that seem overblown and pretentious, and they make me wince.
Investors may wince at such an idea, though. Times, Sunday Times
Today he winces, only slightly, at the mention of the incident. Times, Sunday Times
The bright light reflected off her shirt and I winced at the sight.
But she can also hint at almost infinite grief with a tight one-liner that brings a snort of laughter and a wince of empathy. Times, Sunday Times
Female racegoers were seen to wince. The Sun
It was impossible not to wince, though, when the caustic chemical bit into open flesh.
I fell backward onto the bed and winced as the pain shot up my torso from my injured leg.
What made her wince was the amount of circumstantial testimony falling into place so inexorably against him. Crooked Trails and Straight
The force of fat raindrops hitting my head was hard enough to make me wince.
They winced as they foresaw another easy soundbite to rally the Democratic base. Times, Sunday Times
He winced when he realized that he was holding onto the hilt of his scimitar, and let go of his weapon with a snort.
Then she winced as one of Cat's fighters took a graviton shot to its port engine bank and began corkscrewing towards the building.
Then the boyfriend steps in and I wince inwardly. Times, Sunday Times
The bedcover over his head was jerked downward and he winced in the bright light that shone through his bedroom's French doors.
Mike was now copying our dad's voice, which made me wince with emotional pain.
Good-bye, my cockbird," said he, wringing my hand with a grip that made it wince again, a tremble the while in his voice and something suspiciously like a tear in his eye. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story
Ivy winced and tried to tone her speech down to that of a layman.
He winced as the sharp prick of pain told him he was awake and then smiled.
Doesn't excite me sexually, but I could certainly watch it again and again, even as it makes me wince.
All are so convincingly staged here that you almost wince with pain. Times, Sunday Times
I wince as it collides against her forehead, then jump up as she tips back and falls over backwards, chair and all.
She was barefooted, as Eppie always was except on Sundays, and wore a coarse, gray wincey dress and a big apron. 'Lizbeth of the Dale
Although I kind of wince at the idea of making the films 3D because I like to think of Pixar being above that level of gimmickery, I'm looking forward to revisiting Woody, Buzz and the rest. Pixars's Toy Story 3D Conversion Leaves Films Unchanged « FirstShowing.net
Wendy lost her train of thought as the cab curbed sharply, making her stomach wince - oof.
I still wince at the memory of the stupid things I did.
She winced in pain as he kicked her again, this time harder, and then again even harder.
Investors may wince at such an idea, though. Times, Sunday Times
Rising to leave, he winced as his legs cramped, almost crippling him with their intense pain.
Flora winced in pain as she watched blood trickle down from the wound.
I winced slightly when I saw the price. The Sun
But gadget geeks may find it all too frivolous and comedy fans may wince at their favourites' talking head ramblings. Times, Sunday Times
Spurts of sand were flecked up all around The Kid and the big white horse winced and jumped as a ball smashed the saddletree a glancing blow. Kid Wolf of Texas
It's called "Teen Dream," which makes me wince, but the music brings to mind "drenched" and "haze" and, yep, "dreamy" -- but it has an edge underneath it that makes me want to pay attention in case it slices through. Archive 2010-03-01
I winced each time it came down with a sickening thud into the gory mass.
Other reductions include some that are wince-inducing, such as dentures for poor people. Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines
Among the manufactures woollens, especially winceys, linen and cotton goods hold an important place.
When she fights back, he delivers a ham-fisted haymaker across her jaw accompanied by a sound effect that made me wince.
`You haven't even decanted this stuff, Angelica," complained Anthea, and winced at a smeary glass. SPLITTING
The wince factor is high as Florence, always the masochist, flees from what little salvation is on offer for encounters of escalating abusiveness.
I winced - in the silence of the night, the noise sounded alarmingly loud.
But she can also hint at almost infinite grief with a tight one-liner that brings a snort of laughter and a wince of empathy. Times, Sunday Times
You can look at blood without blinking, you can say the word rape and not wince. Perfect Match
Last week she winced at the memory. Times, Sunday Times
Jack winced as a heavy bracket of crossfire rocked his ship.
The Astra zoomed past again and as the mirror clipped the boxes we all winced. Times, Sunday Times
Even though I winced at the word "pimped," I stuck to my point that Chelsea's campaigning for her mother is what family members always do. Bill Press: Caught in the Middle of David Shuster's Screwup
Our rugby has become so attritional it regularly makes you wince just watching it. The Sun
Happy to see the tradition of Hannah Spearrit in her knickers is being continued. #primeval The Egyptian stuff ... wince. Tweets I have known
His eyes were wide open in shock and as he opened his mouth in a low groan, I winced.
In a world of Gap, Armani and Nike swooshes, the St Michael label has the feel of winceyette nighties and prawn sandwiches.
He winced slightly as pain shot from his sore ankle and into his knee.
Every few steps or so I'd hit her foot (or step on it, oops!) and she would wince, but try to hide her pain.
And the one that still makes you wince today? Times, Sunday Times
I will always, like the vast majority of people, look at a photo of myself and wince or cringe. Times, Sunday Times
He winced and uttered something, but smiled at me. Times, Sunday Times
Alan winced at the direction in which his thoughts were tending.
Alas, after a while, the sight of board shorts, singlets, jandals and sunglasses will make you wince.
Would it make him wince to hear it now? The Sun
He may find it exciting or he may wince, but it's your body and your choice. The Sun
Today he winces, only slightly, at the mention of the incident. Times, Sunday Times

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