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Examples of squirm in a Sentence
The baby squirmed a lot when I tried to hold him.
She squirmed under her father's angry stare.
The children squirmed with delight.
He tried to hold onto her but she squirmed free.
The frog squirmed out of his hands.
The gory details of the story had me squirming in my seat.
Recent Examples on the Web
What made her studio audiences squirm and giggle at the time was her blunt deployment of anatomy.
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Louis Bayard, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
Across the room, a litter of tiny puppies squirmed and cuddled with each other.
—Christina Avery, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2024
This involves gradually increasing tension throughout a scene or chapter, ratcheting up the stakes bit by bit until the reader is practically squirming with anticipation.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
Her son sucks it in toward his cheek (past the taste buds!) without crying, squirming, or coughing.
—Quincy Bulin, Parents, 5 July 2024
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Louis Bayard, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
Across the room, a litter of tiny puppies squirmed and cuddled with each other.
—Christina Avery, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2024
This involves gradually increasing tension throughout a scene or chapter, ratcheting up the stakes bit by bit until the reader is practically squirming with anticipation.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
Her son sucks it in toward his cheek (past the taste buds!) without crying, squirming, or coughing.
—Quincy Bulin, Parents, 5 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for squirm
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“Squirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirm. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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