Example sentences for: squeamish

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

  • Hawks deride Clinton for having let squeamish NATO partners such as Italy and Germany curtail the early stages of the war.

  • It's too bad he's squeamish.

  • Suddenly forced to keep company with men named Vito and Vinnie, to bury a corpse beside the East River, and to make like a gangster with a voice that's a cross between John Wayne and Tweety Bird, the squeamish Englishman winces, bites his lip, bats his eyelashes, shrugs sheepishly, and looks--yes--adorably abashed.

  • It ought to be self-evident from the subject matter that those who are squeamish about seeing “naughty” words in print should avoid reading the book, which is a longish monograph--the best and most comprehensive I have seen--analyzing the ways in which English speakers deal with taboo words.

  • If you're squeamish, you may cover your eyes when seeing this in a theater.


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