Flinched Sentence Examples

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  • He reached for her face, and she flinched away.

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  • Ashley flinched as the Other gripped her arm more tightly.

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  • Taran flinched at the vision the words created.

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  • He flinched at her words and his tone became harsh.

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  • He flinched visibly as if she had slapped him, his fingers tightening on her arm.

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  • His large hands rested on her upper arms, and she flinched.

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  • The memory came to her uninvited and with such clarity that she flinched.

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  • A few feet away, Gerry flinched.

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  • She flinched, but he didn't hit her this time.

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  • Cold energy shot through Deidre, and she flinched.

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  • She flinched away as his fingers rested on the clasp of her dress.

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  • Deidre flinched as the small blonde woman went down.

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  • She rose and flinched, expecting agony as she moved her arm.

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  • Jade flinched as it snapped into place around his neck.

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  • She took a few steps back and flinched at the first silent contact of his sword with another's.

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  • The stove popped an angry protest about the growing flames and she flinched.

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  • Jonny flinched, took a step back, then focused again on her.

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  • The youth flinched at his movement, then stared at him suspiciously.

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  • Alex flinched, apparently shamed speechless.

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  • Despite her determination not to, she flinched as he gripped her neck.

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  • Military men who never flinched at the roar of rifles now shook at the prospect of facing the press.

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  • If she flinched, they'd snap in unison.

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  • She flinched but didn't otherwise move.

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  • Each time the phone rang, Cynthia flinched, fearing some state minion was calling to drag Martha back to his lair in the dungeons of officialdom.

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  • She flinched at the painful reminder.

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  • When he reached for her, she flinched but didn't fight him.

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  • He stopped at the opposite side of the table, within reach if he chose, which she suspected he would if she so much as flinched toward the access pad.

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  • He flinched visibly and took a step back.

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  • Jenn flinched as it went through her.

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  • He flinched as if he'd been hit, and she continued.

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  • She flinched and moved away from the window to put the pot over a fire on the range.

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  • One drop then two fell to the ground, and he almost flinched at the thought of his only real food in a week escaping him.

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  • Jessi flinched at the sound of metal against bone and flesh.

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  • The long and dubious conflicts of opinion concern Church history but left few traces on doctrine; Athanasius never flinched through all the reaction against Nicaea, and his faith ultimately conquered the Catholic Church.

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  • The Russian proletariat has not flinched from any sacrifice to rid humanity of the disgrace of the tsarist monarchy.

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  • Taran flinched, hands clenching and unclenching as he tried not to reach out to her, to grab her and run to the Springs.

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  • Jonathan Winston never flinched and his smile remained in place as he moved very close to Vinnie, nearly touching him.

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