How to Use wringer in a Sentence

wringer

noun

• He's been through the wringer and is on the other side.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2020
• The British pop star's been through the wringer since the very start of her career.
  — Brennan Carley, GQ, 17 May 2018
• Ari, this show has put us both through the wringer over the last few months.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 8 June 2021
• Both of these ladies went through the wringer in trying to find a name.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023
• Then came a parade of clubs, putting West through the wringer.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 15 June 2019
• The point Krystkowiak sought to make was that the 2014 team went through the wringer and came out better for it.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Feb. 2021
• You and a partner might be put through the wringer today.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021
• Maybe a message of hope for a nation and a world that has been through the wringer over the last 14 to 15 months.
  — John Brandon, Forbes, 7 July 2021
• But Hope doesn’t put the viewer through the wringer in these early scenes.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 22 Apr. 2021
• The two went through the wringer in season 1 and became closer for it.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
• Tired of putting your own coffee maker through the wringer?
  — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2020
• Now, looking back, Midge kind of goes through the wringer this season.
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2022
• Only this time, the obvious goal was to put Dončić through the wringer.
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 5 June 2021
• Besides Jo and Alex, Owen also went through the wringer for the latest episode.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2019
• Isabella in the Shakespeare text has been put through a wringer.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
• The harrowing ordeal puts Harold through the wringer and is a showcase for Lennix.
  — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2019
• The demands of your work life don’t slow down, even when your personal life’s been put through the wringer.
  — Gloria Horsley, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
• That trio annually puts machines and the teams that run them through the wringer.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2017
• Steel yourself, because this one from the streamer going to put you through the wringer.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 12 July 2022
• Utah has been through the wringer of late, following the shooting death of teammate Aaron Lowe on Sept. 26.
  — oregonlive, 18 Oct. 2021
• Justin Holiday has been through the wringer in his 8th season.
  — J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2021
• Rita Braver shares some of the wild stories of currency that has gone through the wringer (or much, much worse).
  — CBS News, 13 Apr. 2018
• The stunt work on Uncharted really put you through the wringer, as did No Way Home.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2022
• Even the Stark brood got to chase cats or swoon over princes for a few episodes before getting put through the wringer by the Lannisters.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
• Our deepest passions may be put through the wringer today.
  — Chicago Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
• Actors could seem put through the wringer without seeming wrung out.
  — New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022
• To say he was put through the wringer on this live finale would be an understatement.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Mar. 2020
• Sears Sears has been through the bankruptcy wringer before.
  — Jordyn Holman, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020
• Some family members used an outhouse, pumped water from a well and cranked their clothes through a wringer.
  — Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Washington Post, 20 July 2024
• The Securities and Exchange Commission chairman has gone through the wringer lately.
  — Jennifer J. Schulp, National Review, 10 June 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024