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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Focker In-Law is primed to make theatrical audiences squirm on Nov. 25, 2026.
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EW.com, 28 July 2025
Algae, bacteria, and simple protozoa would have squirmed around on top of or under the ice, and other specks of life would have swarmed alongside hydrothermal vents on the seafloor.
—Laura Poppick
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
As members of Congress grilled Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday -- one lawmaker asked questions with her tousled-haired 5-month-old baby squirming in her lap.
—Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 24 June 2025
Pickers ruin their knees and backs over years of creeping through the squirming acres.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
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EW.com, 28 July 2025
Algae, bacteria, and simple protozoa would have squirmed around on top of or under the ice, and other specks of life would have swarmed alongside hydrothermal vents on the seafloor.
—Laura Poppick
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
As members of Congress grilled Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday -- one lawmaker asked questions with her tousled-haired 5-month-old baby squirming in her lap.
—Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 24 June 2025
Pickers ruin their knees and backs over years of creeping through the squirming acres.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
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“Squirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirm. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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