Words similar to cringe

Example sentences for: cringe

How can you use “cringe” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Throughout this enthralling tale, one feels a "please don't hit me" cringe coming from the author.
Kurtz goes on to say that "aides sometimes cringe at McCain's flights of candor."
I cringe when I hear someone refer to "the Salt Lake City scandal," because, while the people from SLC weren't right, the real culprits were the IOC members with their hands out, palms up.
When I was growing up, any mention of Jews as Jews would make me cringe.
I almost cringe when I write this because some of what is going on here has been underwhelming and derivative of the old world.