Cringe example sentences

"Cringe" Example Sentences

1. I cringed when I saw him trip and fall in front of everyone.
2. Her bad jokes always make me cringe.
3. The embarrassing home video from the 80s made me cringe with secondhand embarrassment.
4. The sight of the cockroaches made me cringe and jump back in disgust.
5. I cringed at the thought of getting up in front of the class to give a presentation.
6. I physically cringed at her shrill, off-key singing.
7. As he sang karaoke horribly off-tune, I had to cringe and cover my ears.
8. The cringey pick up lines made me cringe with embarrassment for the guy.
9. I cringe remembering the stupid things I used to do as a teenager.
10. The movie had so many cringey cliches and stereotypes that I spent the whole time cringing.
11. After listening to his awkward phone call, I couldn't help but cringe at how uncomfortable he sounded.
12. The creepy way he was staring at me made me cringe and move away.
13. I could feel myself cringing as my coworker told yet another inappropriate joke.
14. Her tone deaf singing made me cringe in discomfort.
15. Watching her perform that awkward dance move made me cringe with secondhand embarrassment.
16. I cringed at his silly pickup lines that had no chance of working.
17. Reading his cheesy love poem made me cringe with secondhand embarrassment for him.
18. When she laughed at her own joke that no one else found funny, I had to cringe into my hand.
19. I cringed at his lame attempts to be cool and hip.
20. His lame jokes made me cringe in discomfort.
21. I cringed when I found out he still lived with his parents at age 30.
22. I was physically cringing at his awful fashion choices.
23. Looking through the yearbook made me cringe at my own bad haircuts and fashion faux pas.
24. The cheesy one-liners in the movie made me literally cringe with discomfort.
25. Her overuse of cliche phrases and sayings made me cringe.
26. I literally cringed at his attempts to flirt with me.
27. His awkward conversation with the cashier made me physically cringe.
28. Watching the cringey old home videos made me cringe with secondhand embarrassment.
29. The secondhand embarrassment of watching that performance was too much, I had to cringe and look away.
30. I actually had to cover my face and cringe when I saw her walk down the aisle in that hideous dress.
31. His lame attempts at humor made me cringe with discomfort.
32. The cheesy pick up lines made me cringe and move away.
33. I had to cringe into myself at the misunderstanding and confusion that ensued.
34. Her shrill laughter made me physically cringe.
35. I literally cringed when I saw their awkward attempts to dance.
36. I had to physically cringe at how awful her singing was.
37. Reading his cheesy love letter made me cringe with secondhand embarrassment.
38. His awkward flirting attempts made me physically cringe.
39. I literally shuddered and cringed at the sight of the maggots and worms.
40. I am cringing just thinking about having to give that speech again.
41. I had to physically cringe at how badly his jokes bombed.
42. His awkward social interactions always made me cringe.
43. I literally cringed when he tried to sing karaoke.
44. Watching that clip made me physically cringe with discomfort.
45. The cheesy one-liners in the movie literally made me cringe.
46. His lame jokes made me physically cringe.
47. Her cheesy pickup lines literally made me cringe.
48. I had to actually cringe into my shoulder at the terrible singing.
49. Reading his cheesy notes literally made me cringe.
50. His awkward social skills made me physically cringe.
51. Her nervous laughter made me physically cringe.
52. That show is full of so many cringey cliches and stereotypes.
53. Her tone-deaf singing literally made me cringe.
54. His lame jokes always make me physically cringe.
55. The secondhand embarrassment was too much, I literally had to cringe into myself.
56. The stilted conversation between the two of them made me physically cringe.
57. I literally shuddered and cringed at the cheesy romance in the movie.
58. His awkward attempts to flirt literally made me cringe.
59. I had to cover my face and cringe at her awful fashion choices.
60. Her lame jokes made me physically cringe in discomfort.

Common Phases

1. Cringe-worthy: Something so bad or embarrassing that it makes you cringe.
e.g. His jokes were so unfunny they were cringe-worthy.
2. Cringing with secondhand embarrassment: Feeling embarrassed or uncomfortable on behalf of someone else.
e.g. I was cringing with secondhand embarrassment as she told the story.
3. Literally cringe: To emphasize that something truly made you cringe or feel uncomfortable.
e.g. I literally cringed when she sang karaoke.
4. Physically cringe: To emphasize that something made your body react with discomfort.
e.g. I physically cringed at their awkward dance moves.
5. Make (someone) cringe: To cause someone to cringe or feel uncomfortable.
e.g. Her jokes made me cringe.
6. Cringe into (oneself): To hunch or recoil into one's own body due to discomfort.
e.g. I cringed into myself when I saw the bugs.
7. Cringe with discomfort: To feel awkwardness and unease due to something.
e.g. The joke made me cringe with discomfort.
8. Cringey: Something that makes people cringe, embarrassing, or awkward.
e.g. The show had too many cringey moments.
9. Cringe attack: An exaggerated phrase to describe feeling extremely uncomfortable.
e.g. I had a full-on cringe attack watching that video.
10. Cringe-inducing: Causing someone to cringe, usually due to embarrassment.
e.g. Her jokes were so lame they were cringe-inducing.
11. Cringe-worthy moment: A moment so uncomfortable or awkward that it makes people cringe.
e.g. That failed dance move was definitely a cringe-worthy moment.
12. Make me cringe myself: An informal/slang phrase for making someone cringe.
e.g. Their awkward jokes made me cringe myself.
13. Cringe so hard: To cringe very intensely.
e.g. I cringed so hard at their dance moves I had to look away.
14. (That) made me cringe: A common phrase used to express that something caused discomfort or embarrassment.
e.g. His pick-up lines made me cringe.
15. Cringe fest: An exaggerated phrase to describe something very awkward and cringe-worthy.
e.g. That karaoke night was a total cringe fest.