flinch
Example Sentences
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"And it is one that we don't flinch from telling."
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
"We will follow the evidence wherever it leads. We will not flinch from uncomfortable truths."
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
“When the lights come on, he just knows what to do, how to do it, and there’s no flinch in that guy.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Amazingly, Lynda didn’t flinch, and her honesty, unfiltered yet graceful, was refreshing and alluring.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
I flinch at the sound of my own name.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
Vocabulary lists containing flinch
A Long Walk to Water
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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