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.
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For moist at least, a long history as a word associated with bodily discharge coupled with its more recent use as a sexualized word positioned it as one that makes young modern women squirm more than men.
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Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
The veterans, of course, are terrific with one later episode set on a plane that finds Mulligan in top squirming form.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
His Japanese guest, usually a paragon of diplomatic cool, visibly squirmed.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
Like him, Rue is squirming under Laurie’s thumb, anxious to get out.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
The veterans, of course, are terrific with one later episode set on a plane that finds Mulligan in top squirming form.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
His Japanese guest, usually a paragon of diplomatic cool, visibly squirmed.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
Like him, Rue is squirming under Laurie’s thumb, anxious to get out.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Squirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirm. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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