How to Use wringer in a Sentence

wringer

noun
  • He's been through the wringer and is on the other side.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The British pop star's been through the wringer since the very start of her career.
    Brennan Carley, GQ, 17 May 2018
  • Ari, this show has put us both through the wringer over the last few months.
    Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 8 June 2021
  • Both of these ladies went through the wringer in trying to find a name.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023
  • Then came a parade of clubs, putting West through the wringer.
    Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 15 June 2019
  • 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
  • You and a partner might be put through the wringer today.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • But Hope doesn’t put the viewer through the wringer in these early scenes.
    Kyle Smith, National Review, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The two went through the wringer in season 1 and became closer for it.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Tired of putting your own coffee maker through the wringer?
    Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Now, looking back, Midge kind of goes through the wringer this season.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Only this time, the obvious goal was to put Dončić through the wringer.
    Shane Young, Forbes, 5 June 2021
  • Besides Jo and Alex, Owen also went through the wringer for the latest episode.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2019
  • Isabella in the Shakespeare text has been put through a wringer.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The harrowing ordeal puts Harold through the wringer and is a showcase for Lennix.
    Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • That trio annually puts machines and the teams that run them through the wringer.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2017
  • Steel yourself, because this one from the streamer going to put you through the wringer.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 12 July 2022
  • Utah has been through the wringer of late, following the shooting death of teammate Aaron Lowe on Sept. 26.
    oregonlive, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Justin Holiday has been through the wringer in his 8th season.
    J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • The stunt work on Uncharted really put you through the wringer, as did No Way Home.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Even the Stark brood got to chase cats or swoon over princes for a few episodes before getting put through the wringer by the Lannisters.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Our deepest passions may be put through the wringer today.
    Chicago Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Actors could seem put through the wringer without seeming wrung out.
    New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • To say he was put through the wringer on this live finale would be an understatement.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Sears Sears has been through the bankruptcy wringer before.
    Jordyn Holman, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020
  • John Wick: Chapter 3 certainly puts its lead through the wringer.
    Keaton Bell, Vogue, 13 May 2019
  • Smack in the middle is Asaf, whom the play proceeds to put through a tribal-political wringer that leaves him — and left me — a limp dishrag.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024

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