How to Use squeamish in a Sentence
squeamish
adjective
- I used to be squeamish about eating raw fish.
- I'm too squeamish to watch horror movies.
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But a handful feel a tad squeamish about the whole thing.
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Eric Levitz,
Daily Intelligencer,
21 June 2017
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The truth is that plastic surgery can make folks a bit squeamish.
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Danny Star,
Forbes,
27 May 2021
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Not for the squeamish though, there are parts of this game that get pretty gross.
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Jess Grey,
Wired,
13 June 2021
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And how might the squeamish be catered to in such a grisly story?
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David Patrick Stearns,
Philly.com,
15 Sep. 2017
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For those who are squeamish about needles, this might not be for you!
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Hannah Oh,
Seventeen,
18 Nov. 2022
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But one style of wrestling can make even those with the toughest skin a little squeamish.
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Grace Hollars,
The Indianapolis Star,
23 Mar. 2022
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Roman is squeamish at the idea of dancing on their dad’s grave.
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Lauren Puckett-Pope,
ELLE,
17 Apr. 2023
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But state school board members are squeamish about such a plan.
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Liz Bowie,
baltimoresun.com,
1 July 2017
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Martin’s books aren’t for the squeamish, but HBO took the lewd elements to the next level.
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David French,
National Review,
16 July 2017
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Note to squeamish guests: The urn on display, which is wrapped in a Harvard scarf, is empty.
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Andrea Sachs,
chicagotribune.com,
21 July 2017
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Having this case tried in Dallas is the part to this scenario that makes TCU squeamish.
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Mac Engel,
star-telegram,
25 Apr. 2018
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Havana is not a city for people who are squeamish about sweat.
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Peter Lewis,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 July 2017
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Needless to say, this show is not safe for anyone even the slightest bit squeamish.
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Melissa Minton,
Allure,
1 Mar. 2018
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Lethal rat traps are more common and convenient, but aren't for the squeamish.
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Timothy Dahl,
Popular Mechanics,
3 Oct. 2017
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Ray was squeamish to start with, reluctant to touch the inside of a chicken, but things changed.
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Olivia Potts,
Longreads,
15 Feb. 2024
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Or feel a little squeamish when her bloody remains are found washed up on shore.
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Cristine Russell,
Scientific American,
18 Sep. 2020
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Others said that the sport had been softened to appease squeamish fans.
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Ian Crouch,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2017
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Some viewers might be a skosh squeamish about the central role religion plays in the show.
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Mike Scott,
NOLA.com,
17 Sep. 2020
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Hypochondriacs or squeamish folk may want to sit this one out.
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Lizz Schumer,
Good Housekeeping,
23 May 2022
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The taste may not be all that revolting (though this squeamish reporter would not know).
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New York Times,
22 June 2018
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Was Shakespeare squeamish about who to take money from?
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Alan Rusbridger,
Quartz at Work,
3 Feb. 2020
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So, there will be safe areas for those who are squeamish about the idea of seeing the treetops pass far below their feet.
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Julie Jag,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
1 Mar. 2022
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This is not a film for the squeamish, the easily depressed or anyone who thinks that men have had a raw deal of it lately.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
7 July 2022
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And was there an ideal way to prepare a squeamish young child who was averse to getting tested?
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New York Times,
13 Jan. 2021
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Yet the most forbidding aspect of the movie isn’t any of those squeamish occurrences.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
23 May 2022
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Needle-squeamish guys (or those pretending to be) passed out in line.
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Nick Canepa Columnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2021
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The cult franchise has become a hit for scary-movie fans and a litmus test for more squeamish audiences.
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Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 July 2024
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The first difficulty of which a prospective reader should be aware is that this book might not be for the medically squeamish.
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Christian Schneider,
National Review,
13 June 2024
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