Thus he had to wince under a promise of success given by that ignorant praise which misses every valid quality.
But whichever way Lydgate began to incline, there was something to make him wince; and being a proud man, he was a little exasperated at being obliged to wince.
Britain's resurgence as an Olympic nation, its near-primacy in Rio trace-able to funds from a lottery he set up in 1994, polishes off his arc from national punchline to quiet respectability to the last retired prime minister who can walk into a pub without provoking a wince of pity or a citizen's arrest.
I'd wince and watch, tempted to step in, but always stopping short, always held back by something.
Native English speakers may wince but are an ever-shrinking minority.
