the squeamish
noun
: squeamish people : people who are easily shocked or offended by unpleasant things
The movie is not for the squeamish.
Examples of the squeamish in a Sentence
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Although some of the Westerners who engaged in lucrative business in Russia expressed concern over President Vladimir Putin’s unchallenged primacy, the squeamish were far outnumbered by the opportunistic.
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Foreign Affairs,
30 Nov. 2025
The details aren't for the squeamish.
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Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately for the squeamish 12-year-old me, the lifelike fluidity intensifies the story’s body-horror elements.
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The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
And as social media is woven ever deeper into every corner of our lives — school, work, civic engagement, religious participation — dehumanizing images like these become harder for even the squeamish to avoid.
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Zeynep Tufekci,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Dying Light The Beast Zombies This is not for the squeamish.
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Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Stephen Adly Guirgis is a New York City playwright who brings the world stories from the streets, where the conversations can sound astonishingly life-like and not for the squeamish.
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Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
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Foreign Affairs,
30 Nov. 2025
The details aren't for the squeamish.
—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately for the squeamish 12-year-old me, the lifelike fluidity intensifies the story’s body-horror elements.
—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
And as social media is woven ever deeper into every corner of our lives — school, work, civic engagement, religious participation — dehumanizing images like these become harder for even the squeamish to avoid.
—
Zeynep Tufekci,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Dying Light The Beast Zombies This is not for the squeamish.
—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Stephen Adly Guirgis is a New York City playwright who brings the world stories from the streets, where the conversations can sound astonishingly life-like and not for the squeamish.
—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
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“The squeamish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20squeamish. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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