Examples of squirm in a Sentence
The baby squirmed a lot when I tried to hold him.
She squirmed under her father's angry stare.
The children squirmed with delight.
He tried to hold onto her but she squirmed free.
The frog squirmed out of his hands.
The gory details of the story had me squirming in my seat.
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The cardinals are sworn to secrecy, though a few details have inevitably squirmed outside through the chapel walls over the years.
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Its marketing releases are their own events in and of themselves, and Take-Two probably does not care at all about making its competitors squirm by not offering a specific release date (meant to be this fall).
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjusting to Life with a Defender Four-wheel disc brakes also provide plenty of stopping power, though stomping on the brake pedal causes some squirming from the tail end due to the high center of gravity.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Joseph Quinn, the terrific British actor from A Quiet Place: Day One and Gladiator 2 (and our next Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four: First Steps), spends the bulk of this picture squirming in torment, emitting ear-splitting noises from deep within the pits of hell.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Its marketing releases are their own events in and of themselves, and Take-Two probably does not care at all about making its competitors squirm by not offering a specific release date (meant to be this fall).
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjusting to Life with a Defender Four-wheel disc brakes also provide plenty of stopping power, though stomping on the brake pedal causes some squirming from the tail end due to the high center of gravity.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Joseph Quinn, the terrific British actor from A Quiet Place: Day One and Gladiator 2 (and our next Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four: First Steps), spends the bulk of this picture squirming in torment, emitting ear-splitting noises from deep within the pits of hell.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Squirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirm. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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