winced at the movie's graphic depiction of combat injuries
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The hard-drinking, hyper-sensitive Fitzgerald himself would have winced at any of the five adaptations of The Great Gatsby.—Peter Bart, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026 Charleigh inwardly winced and froze in place, hand still on the knob.—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026 Evans winced in pain, limped to the bench and did not even consider stopping there, making his way straight to the Canadiens’ dressing room and barely putting any weight on his right leg.—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025 Wind roared through the open doorway and into the vestibule where I was pressed against the side, wincing at the noise.—Monisha Rajesh, Outside, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wince
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Etymology
Middle English wynsen to kick out, start, from Anglo-French *wincer, *guincer to shift direction, dodge, by-form of guenchir, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wenken, wankōn to totter — more at wench