How to Use squirm in a Sentence

squirm

verb

• The frog squirmed out of his hands.
• The gory details of the story had me squirming in my seat.
• He tried to hold onto her but she squirmed free.
• The children squirmed with delight.
• The baby squirmed a lot when I tried to hold him.
• She squirmed under her father's angry stare.
• There will be no squirming tonight.
  — Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
• There's a video of the baby squirming in the pool for the first time.
  — Carol Motsinger, Cincinnati.com, 18 Jan. 2018
• Their eyes on their teacher, a dozen preschoolers squirmed to claim their chance.
  — Washington Post, 18 July 2019
• Democrats who once begged her to run for president now squirm when they’re asked about her.
  — David Weigel, The Seattle Times, 12 Sep. 2017
• Macdonald had to use her whole body to pin down the squirming shark.
  — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
• Dante then did something that made my audience squirm in their seats.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
• The child giggled and squirmed out of their arms during the long hearing.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2019
• The boy is screaming, squirming.
  — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
• The snakes continue squirming in his grasp, and one bites him.
  — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 26 May 2026
• From one draft to the next, characters squirm into new shapes.
  — Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
• Nicole squirmed in her chair, her Converse high-tops shaking.
  — Carolyn Van Houten, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
• No sound effect makes people squirm quite like grinding teeth.
  — William Earl, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
• Tiny spiders crawled over my cheeks, squirmed through my beard, and hid in my eyelashes.
  — Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, 31 Oct. 2015
• In this case, the device was able to suck in part of the worm's tail and drag it out—still squirming.
  — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
• My goal, then, was not to have people see me and squirm but to see me and ask about my vacation.
  — Julia Black, Esquire, 30 Mar. 2017
• The audience was shocked that Abbott did not scream and squirm.
  — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2019
• Across the room, a litter of tiny puppies squirmed and cuddled with each other.
  — Christina Avery, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2024
• Duke’s Grayson Allen isn’t squirming when the subject comes up.
  — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 17 May 2018
• Pickers ruin their knees and backs over years of creeping through the squirming acres.
  — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
• Ter Stegen almost stopped the spot kick, which squirmed under him and over the line.
  — Joseph Wilson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2018
• As inflation brewed over the last couple of years, even those who make a fair amount started to squirm.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 June 2024
• Try not to squirm -- this one goes by the strange, slithery nickname, Worm Moon.
  — CNN, 28 Mar. 2021
• Meanwhile, as the kids squirm, the alligator widens its jaws.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024
• Axis deer can leap over fences up to 5 feet tall, though Seale said most squirm out from under them.
  — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2021