Words similar to recoiled

Example sentences for: recoiled

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

Of course, the evil tobacco bastards recoiled from Kessler's rules.
Wall Street initially recoiled at the idea of a settlement but then bid Big Tobacco's stocks up at nearly every mention of an impending deal.
Some recoiled from the sheer brutality of the violence (which also defaced Germany's image).
But each time, as soon as I realized I was going to a sponsor's page, I recoiled as if a spider had landed in my hair.
They recoiled at the specifics of Butler's plan, with Iraq Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz reportedly saying U.N. inspectors were up to their "old games and tricks."