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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There will be no squirming tonight.
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Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
As Woody Harrelson detailed Harrison Ford's accomplishments from the Actors Awards stage, the famously gruff actor seemed to squirm in his seat, somehow uncomfortable with praise even at the age of 83.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 2 Mar. 2026
Substitute Nikolas Nartey completed the scoring in stoppage time with another deflected shot that squirmed in off the far post.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Carl squirmed away from some of his earlier remarks minimizing the Holocaust but stood by his views on anti-white persecution and the Great Replacement.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
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Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
As Woody Harrelson detailed Harrison Ford's accomplishments from the Actors Awards stage, the famously gruff actor seemed to squirm in his seat, somehow uncomfortable with praise even at the age of 83.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 2 Mar. 2026
Substitute Nikolas Nartey completed the scoring in stoppage time with another deflected shot that squirmed in off the far post.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Carl squirmed away from some of his earlier remarks minimizing the Holocaust but stood by his views on anti-white persecution and the Great Replacement.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Squirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirm. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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