How to Use twinge in a Sentence

twinge

1 of 2 noun

• I felt a twinge of guilt.
• He felt a twinge of arthritis when he stood up.
• I still feel an occasional twinge in my leg from the accident.
• That always gave me kind of a twinge, when my kid would bring it up.
  — The Cut, The Cut, 14 Dec. 2017
• The Escapist Clutch The first twinge of spring is sure to stir a bit of wanderlust.
  — Vogue, 19 Mar. 2019
• Even with their 11-4 record, the Pirates must feel a twinge of regret.
  — Si.com Staff, SI.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• Rapping like 50 Cent with a twinge of Shmurda will do that to you.
  — Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2021
• Barry felt a twinge of passion at the sight of a Bloomberg up and running.
  — Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 18 June 2018
• For Russell there is a twinge of fear that, at her age, the stories will dry up.
  — Carrie Battan, Town & Country, 25 Nov. 2019
• There was a twinge of hope during Saturday’s 3-1 loss to the Blue Jays.
  — Anthony Stitt, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2021
• Humphrey appeared to feel a twinge of pain in his groin or core area and fell awkwardly to the ground.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 17 Aug. 2021
• These are Armagh Bramleys, not Grenadiers for whom the thought of pruning shears will cause a twinge.
  — Paul Muldoon, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020
• The old tendonitis twinge in her elbow was gone, and most of the new pain at the wrists had dissipated.
  — Elisabeth Egan, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2017
• Standing in front of them, Martinez fought off a twinge of panic and started mouthing the words along with them.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2023
• Stanton was expecting more of the same in 2019, but that was before the first twinge in his biceps.
  — Bob Klapisch, New York Times, 18 June 2019
• That may cause more than a twinge of concern for investors given that 2008 marked the start of the Great Recession.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2023
• When a teammate smacked a double, Nevin rounded third base and felt a twinge in that same hamstring.
  — Terry Monahan, Pomerado News, 5 July 2017
• Durant missed two games in the Blazers series after a calf twinge, but returned to close out the sweep.
  — Anthony Slater, The Mercury News, 2 May 2017
• The twinge of self-pity didn’t last, not when others were fighting for their lives or struggling to feed their children.
  — Derek Catron, USA Today, 9 June 2020
• And maybe a twinge of homesickness for their former home at the Cousins Center in St. Francis.
  — James B. Nelson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2017
• For every ache and twinge, real or phantom, my mind starts looping the phrase Don’t hurt your knee, like a scratch in a record.
  — Christine Yu, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2019
• For countless people who passed through Dinkytown over the decades, that's reason enough to feel a twinge when the wrecking ball swings.
  — Star Tribune, 17 Dec. 2020
• But there is also a little something else: a twinge of jealousy.
  — Mithila Phadke, Longreads, 14 May 2018
• And so a twinge of genuine hope percolates through many of my conversations for the first time in a long while.
  — Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2022
• The bliss of relief clouded their eyes, with perhaps a twinge of sadness, the knowledge that the page has been turned on a season of glory.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2021
• Because, even with the relaxed vibe, who’s not still feeling a twinge of anxiety these days?
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2022
• They are fried to a crunchy shell with light, fluffy cornbread batter inside that tastes like a breakfast muffin with a twinge of heat.
  — Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 9 Aug. 2019
• His new work is more of the same, but in the best way possible: a concoction of pop rock with a twinge of country and soul influence. $40.
  — Efrain Dorado, RedEye Chicago, 30 Mar. 2018
• Anyone who knows anything about the Romanovs should feel a twinge of foreboding.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 27 Oct. 2018
• These little twinges of success might be enough to motivate you even more than at the beginning.
  — Alisa Hrustic, Men's Health, 22 June 2023

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twinge

2 of 2 verb

• Over time, all that stress catches up to you, leaving the front of your shoulder joints twinging with every rep.
  — Lauren Bedosky, SELF, 3 Sep. 2017
• Next, a buttermilk cake packed with so much lemon your cheeks will twinge: zest in the cake, a lemon syrup to soak into the crumb and add moistness, and a final tart glaze for creaminess.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2019
• The twist, however, is the sauce — a rich, steaming hot broth twinged with tomato and a gentle chile buzz that more closely resembles a soup.
  — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 6 Dec. 2019
• A few minutes later, when his crossover and soaring dunk put the Warriors up 22-3, worries that Durant’s twinged calf muscle would slow him were out the window.
  — Anthony Slater, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2017
• The result is an often heartfelt, always clean set with a focus on families and small-town life, all twinged with a healthy dose of non-sequitur madness (his Instagram account, for example, consists mostly of photos of tomatoes).
  — Nick Vadala, Philly.com, 16 June 2017
• Bar Botellón, named for the endlessly popular Spanish tradition of public drinking, embraces this style, offering fusion-y bites of Spanish tortilla twinged with lemon rind or crostini topped with a pimento spread.
  — Michael Russell | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 7 June 2017
• Over time, all that stress catches up to you, leaving the front of your shoulder joints twinging with every rep.
  — Lauren Bedosky, SELF, 3 Sep. 2017
• Next, a buttermilk cake packed with so much lemon your cheeks will twinge: zest in the cake, a lemon syrup to soak into the crumb and add moistness, and a final tart glaze for creaminess.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2019
• The twist, however, is the sauce — a rich, steaming hot broth twinged with tomato and a gentle chile buzz that more closely resembles a soup.
  — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 6 Dec. 2019
• A few minutes later, when his crossover and soaring dunk put the Warriors up 22-3, worries that Durant’s twinged calf muscle would slow him were out the window.
  — Anthony Slater, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2017
• The result is an often heartfelt, always clean set with a focus on families and small-town life, all twinged with a healthy dose of non-sequitur madness (his Instagram account, for example, consists mostly of photos of tomatoes).
  — Nick Vadala, Philly.com, 16 June 2017
• Bar Botellón, named for the endlessly popular Spanish tradition of public drinking, embraces this style, offering fusion-y bites of Spanish tortilla twinged with lemon rind or crostini topped with a pimento spread.
  — Michael Russell | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 7 June 2017

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