How to Use wringer in a Sentence
wringer
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He's been through the wringer and is on the other side.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2020
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The British pop star's been through the wringer since the very start of her career.
—Brennan Carley, GQ, 17 May 2018
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Ari, this show has put us both through the wringer over the last few months.
—Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 8 June 2021
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Both of these ladies went through the wringer in trying to find a name.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023
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Then came a parade of clubs, putting West through the wringer.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 15 June 2019
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The point Krystkowiak sought to make was that the 2014 team went through the wringer and came out better for it.
—Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Feb. 2021
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You and a partner might be put through the wringer today.
—Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021
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Maybe a message of hope for a nation and a world that has been through the wringer over the last 14 to 15 months.
—John Brandon, Forbes, 7 July 2021
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But Hope doesn’t put the viewer through the wringer in these early scenes.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 22 Apr. 2021
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The two went through the wringer in season 1 and became closer for it.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
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Tired of putting your own coffee maker through the wringer?
—Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2020
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Now, looking back, Midge kind of goes through the wringer this season.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2022
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Only this time, the obvious goal was to put Dončić through the wringer.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 5 June 2021
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Besides Jo and Alex, Owen also went through the wringer for the latest episode.
—Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2019
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Isabella in the Shakespeare text has been put through a wringer.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
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The harrowing ordeal puts Harold through the wringer and is a showcase for Lennix.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2019
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The demands of your work life don’t slow down, even when your personal life’s been put through the wringer.
—Gloria Horsley, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
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That trio annually puts machines and the teams that run them through the wringer.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2017
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Steel yourself, because this one from the streamer going to put you through the wringer.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 12 July 2022
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Utah has been through the wringer of late, following the shooting death of teammate Aaron Lowe on Sept. 26.
—oregonlive, 18 Oct. 2021
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Justin Holiday has been through the wringer in his 8th season.
—J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2021
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Rita Braver shares some of the wild stories of currency that has gone through the wringer (or much, much worse).
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2018
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The stunt work on Uncharted really put you through the wringer, as did No Way Home.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2022
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Our deepest passions may be put through the wringer today.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
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Actors could seem put through the wringer without seeming wrung out.
—New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022
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To say he was put through the wringer on this live finale would be an understatement.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Mar. 2020
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Sears Sears has been through the bankruptcy wringer before.
—Jordyn Holman, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020
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John Wick: Chapter 3 certainly puts its lead through the wringer.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 13 May 2019
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The Covid-19 crisis has put earnings estimates through the wringer.
—Justin Lahart, WSJ, 1 June 2020
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While the wringer feature is also awesome and takes mere seconds to use, lugging around that bucket could be taxing after a while.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
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