Used in a Sentence

cringe

How to use cringe in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for cringe.

Editorial note

I can just imagine how smug you were writing this, it's making me cringe.

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cringe gathered in one view.

verb

draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

verb

show submission or fear

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cringe.

Example sentences

1

I can just imagine how smug you were writing this, it's making me cringe.

2

95% of what I read about aviation/aerospace here makes me cringe.

3

I cringe of deceit and sheer lack of conscientiousness.

4

With SpaceX and their heavy-lift plans in the back of my mind, watching the video made me cringe.

5

Ask if they would pay $X dollars for your product where X is something that makes you cringe because you think it's too much.

6

There's a certain morbid curiosity that makes me want to look at the code I wrote back then, I'm sure I would cringe.

7

Every time an article involving Richard Stallman gets posted here I cringe as I read through the comments.

8

So, I always cringe a little when I read medical conclusions in the mainstream media.

9

I always cringe when that happens, and I realize I'm playing an inferior strategy.

10

It wasn't just their abilities, but their "maturity".Now I cringe to think of my attitude as little as 5 years ago.

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I care deeply about _why and his contributions as well, and I still cringe thinking about how I felt the moment I realized he and his work and his wit were gone from the community forever.

12

Typically researchers develop their own methods for weighting samples in the temperature reconstructions and many of these methods would make a statistician cringe.

13

The quality of instruction and academic support in the undergrad classes makes me cringe for the students, particularly given the astronomical tuitions demanded of them.

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When you see subjects you don't know anything about reported in the media, your default assumption should be that if you knew the subject better, you would cringe, and the only reason you're not cringing is that you don't know better.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cringe in a sentence?

I can just imagine how smug you were writing this, it's making me cringe.

What does cringe mean?

draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

What part of speech is cringe?

cringe is commonly used as verb.